Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 1.45R-0. Table of contents.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 45R
Cite as 26 CFR § 1.45R-0
At a glance
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- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- June 30, 2014 by T.D. 9672
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 45R
- Length
- 439 words · about 2 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 2 Code sections and 5 regulations; cited by 0
This section lists the table of contents for §§ 1.45R-1 through 1.45R-5.
(a) Definitions.
(1) Average premium.
(2) Composite billing.
(3) Credit period.
(4) Eligible small employer.
(5) Employee.
(6) Employer-computed composite rate.
(7) Exchange.
(8) Family member.
(9) Full-time equivalent employee (FTE).
(10) List billing.
(11) Net premium payments.
(12) Nonelective contribution.
(13) Payroll taxes.
(14) Qualified health plan QHP.
(15) Qualifying arrangement.
(16) Seasonal worker.
(17) SHOP dependent coverage.
(18) Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP).
(19) State.
(20) Tax-exempt eligible small employer.
(21) Tier.
(22) Tobacco surcharge.
(23) United States.
(24) Wages.
(25) Wellness program.
(b) Effective/applicability date.
§ 1.45R-2 Eligibility for the credit.(a) Eligible small employer.
(b) Application of section 414 employer aggregation rules.
(c) Employees taken into account.
(d) Determining the hours of service performed by employees.
(1) In general.
(2) Permissible methods.
(3) Examples.
(e) FTE calculation.
(1) In general.
(2) Example.
(f) Determining the employer's average annual wages.
(1) In general.
(2) Example.
(g) Effective/applicability date.
§ 1.45R-3 Calculating the credit.(a) In general.
(b) Average premium limitation.
(1) In general.
(2) Examples.
(c) Credit phaseout.
(1) In general.
(2) $25,000 dollar amount adjusted for inflation.
(3) Examples
(d) State credits and subsidies for health insurance.
(1) Payments to employer.
(2) Payments to issuer.
(3) Credits may not exceed net premium payment.
(4) Examples.
(e) Payroll tax limitation for tax-exempt eligible small employers.
(1) In general.
(2) Example.
(f) Two-consecutive-taxable year credit period limitation.
(g) Premium payments by the employer for a taxable year.
(1) In general.
(2) Excluded amounts.
(h) Rules applicable to trusts, estates, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts and cooperative organizations.
(i) Transition rule for 2014.
(1) In general.
(2) Example.
(j) Effective/applicability date.
§ 1.45R-4 Uniform percentage of premium paid.(a) In general.
(b) Employers offering one QHP.
(1) Employers offering one QHP, self-only coverage, composite billing.
(2) Employers offering one QHP, other tiers of coverage, composite billing.
(3) Employers offering one QHP, self-only coverage, list billing.
(4) Employers offering one QHP, other tiers of coverage, list billing.
(5) Employers offering SHOP dependent coverage.
(c) Employers offering more than one QHP.
(1) QHP-by-QHP method.
(2) Reference QHP method.
(d) Tobacco surcharges and wellness program discounts.
(i) Tobacco surcharges.
(ii) Wellness programs.
(e) Special rules regarding employer compliance with applicable State and local law.
(f) Examples.
(g) Effective/applicability date.
§ 1.45R-5 Claiming the credit.(a) Claiming the credit.
(b) Estimated tax payments and alternative minimum tax (AMT) liability.
(c) Reduction of section 162 deduction.
(d) Effective/applicability date.
[T.D. 9672, 79 FR 36646, June 30, 2014]
Cross-references
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Code sections it cites
Regulations it cites
Amendment history
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- Issued by T.D. 9672 (79 FR 36646)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter A Income tax
- Part 1 Income taxes
- Rules for computing credit for investment in certain depreciable property
Nearby sections
- § 1.45Q-3 Secure Geological Storage.
- § 1.45Q-4 Utilization of Qualified Carbon Oxide.
- § 1.45Q-5 Recapture of Credit.
- § 1.45Q-6 Rules relating to the increased credit amount for prevailing wage and apprenticeship.
- § 1.45R-0 Table of contents.
- § 1.45R-1 Definitions.
- § 1.45R-2 Eligibility for the credit.
- § 1.45R-3 Calculating the credit.
- § 1.45R-4 Uniform percentage of premium paid.