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26 CFR 601.105: Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or abatement;
determination of correct tax liability.
(Also Part I, §§ 5000A; 1.5000A-3.)

Rev. Proc. 2015-15

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

This revenue procedure provides the 2015 monthly national average premium for
qualified health plans that have a bronze level of coverage for taxpayers to use in
determining their maximum individual shared responsibility payment under
§ 5000A(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and § 1.5000A-4 of the Income Tax
Regulations.
SECTION 2. CHANGES

Revenue Procedure 2014-46, 2014-33 I.R.B. 367, describes the methodology
used to determine the monthly national average bronze plan premium and provides the
premium amount for 2014. This revenue procedure provides the monthly national
average bronze plan premium for 2015.
SECTION 3. BACKGROUND

.01 Section 5000A provides that if a taxpayer, or an individual for whom the
taxpayer is liable, is without minimum essential coverage for one or more months in a

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taxable year, then the taxpayer is liable for the individual shared responsibility payment
when filing his or her federal income tax return, unless an exemption applies. See
§ 5000A(a), (b)(1). In general, under § 5000A a taxpayer is liable for any individual who
is a dependent, as defined in § 152, of the taxpayer. See §§ 5000A(b)(3)(A) and
1.5000A-1(c). Married individuals who file a joint return for a taxable year are jointly
liable for any individual shared responsibility payment for a month included in the
taxable year. See §§ 5000A(b)(3)(B) and 1.5000A-1(c)(3).
.02 For each taxable year, the individual shared responsibility payment is the
lesser of (1) the sum of the monthly penalty amounts, or (2) the sum of the monthly
national average bronze plan premiums for the shared responsibility family. See
§ 1.5000A-4(a). The monthly national average bronze plan premium means, for a
month for which a shared responsibility payment is imposed, 1/12 of the annual national
average premium for qualified health plans that (1) have a bronze level of coverage,
(2) would provide coverage for the taxpayer’s shared responsibility family members, and
(3) are offered through Exchanges for plan years beginning in a calendar year with or
within which the taxable year ends. See §§ 5000A(c)(1)(B) and 1.5000A-4(c). Shared
responsibility family means, for a month in a taxable year, all nonexempt individuals for
whom the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse, if the taxpayer is married and files a joint
return with the spouse, are liable for the shared responsibility payment under § 5000A
for that taxable year. See § 1.5000A-1(d)(17).
SECTION 4. MONTHLY NATIONAL AVERAGE BRONZE PLAN PREMIUM FOR 2015
.01 Monthly National Average Bronze Plan Premium. For purposes of
§ 5000A(c)(1)(B) and § 1.5000A-4, the monthly national average premium for qualified

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health plans that have a bronze level of coverage and are offered through Exchanges in
2015 is $207 per individual.
.02 Maximum Monthly National Average Bronze Plan Premium. For purposes of
§ 5000A(c)(1)(B) and § 1.5000A-4, the maximum monthly national average premium for
qualified health plans that have a bronze level of coverage and are offered through
Exchanges in 2015 is $1,035 for a shared responsibility family with five or more
members.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE
This revenue procedure is effective for taxable years ending after December 31,
2014.
SECTION 6. EFFECT ON OTHER DOCUMENTS
Revenue Procedure 2014-46 is superseded.
SECTION 7. DRAFTING INFORMATION
The principal author of this revenue procedure is John B. Lovelace of the Office
of Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax and Accounting). For further information
regarding this revenue procedure, contact Mr. Lovelace at (202) 317-7006 (not a toll-
free call).