Working Uninsured Tax Equity Act of 1999
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals who are not eligible to participate in employer-subsidized health plans a refundable credit for their health insurance costs.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Limits the full credit to individuals whose adjusted gross income is under $30,000 ($50,000 if filing a joint return). Disallows any credit to a married individual filing a separate return, but treats married individuals living apart and filing separate returns as not married (thus qualifying them for the credit). Prescribes a formula for phase-out of the credit for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income exceeding $30,000 ($50,000 for a joint return) by less than $10,000.
Allows self-employed individuals to elect such credit or the deduction for medical expenses, but not both.
States that such credit does not apply to long- term health care insurance.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1819: Working Uninsured Tax Equity Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1819/
"H.R. 1819: Working Uninsured Tax Equity Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1819/.
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