Obamacare and Foreign Nationals: Who Pays the Tax Penalty?

Charles Kuck Blog

We have recently received a lot of questions about the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) requirement that ALL persons in the United States prove that they have health insurance or face a penalty, and specifically whether that means ALL foreign nationals.  The answer is yes, and no.  Anyone who meets the definition of a “tax resident,” which is a person physically …