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Liberty Tax Helps Santa Clarita Residents Avoid Health Care Penalties

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Santa Clarita Valley residents can begin health care benefits calculations with their tax preparers now that open enrollment for individual coverage has begun, according to Ritu Khadiya of Liberty Tax.


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Changing health care laws means that residents who did not have health care coverage the entire year may be penalized, making it vital for residents to discuss their individual circumstances with a tax professional.

“I highly recommend people to come in and talk about if they had health care the whole year or not,” Khadiya said. “You have to calculate the months you did not have health care benefits. You will be penalized there… (However) if you did not have them and you were trying to get them, there is a way of getting away with that penalty.”

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Open enrollment for individual coverage began Nov. 15 and runs until Jan. 15, offering a short window for Santa Clarita Valley residents to avoid further penalties.

In addition, health care coverage is different for everyone, including different members of the same family, and residents may need assistance finding the plan that is right for them.

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“We have someone helping us with health care right now in our office,” Khadiya said. “There are many different types of plans… At this point because of the open enrollment, come in, have a talk, look at your situation and maybe we can help you.”

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Liberty Tax Helps Santa Clarita Residents Avoid Health Care Penalties

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Melissa Lampert-Abramovitch has been writing for KHTS since Feb. 2014. She currently writes “Community Spotlight” and feature stories, and coordinates all aspects of both the”KHTS Adopt a Pet” video feature series and “Top Things to Do in Santa Clarita.” She is the creator of “KHTS Adopt a Pet” and acted as News Editor from 2019-2020, as well as Features Director and Newsroom Manager from 2016-2018. A former Valley Publications Staff Writer, Melissa was a contributor to the Santa Clarita Gazette and Canyon Country Magazine from 2015-2016. She has published feature stories with Pet Me Magazine, The Pet Press, The Signal, COC's Cougar News, and KJAMS Radio.