Amid this summer’s flurry of U.S. Supreme Court rulings, the nation’s highest Court has essentially decided the fate of Obamacare. In King v. Burwell, the Court saved the health care reform law by rejecting a challenge that would have essentially dismantled the Affordable Care Act as we know it. After this ruling, the fate
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Obamacare’s New 3.8% Sales Tax on Real Estate
By Thomas Schober on
Starting in 2013, a new 3.8% federal tax, known as the “Medicare Tax,” may apply to some gains on the sale of real estate, including even sales of personal residences. However, this is not a general tax and there are some exceptions. It is best to know the rules and seek competent tax advice.
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Obamacare: What To Do if You Are About to Lose Your State Assisted Insurance In Wisconsin (HIRSP, Badgercare, Medicaid)
By Thomas Schober on
Posted in News and Recent Decisions, Other Legal Issues
The Wisconsin legislature had originally reacted to Obamacare by deciding to shift the burden of providing health coverage for government dependent people to those plans that would become available on the exchanges, with many of these people qualifying for subsidies. Unfortunately, with the poor roll out of Obamacare, many people do not know what is…
U.S. Supreme Court upholds the central foundations of Obama’s Health Care Reform Law
By Todd Goodwin on
Posted in News and Recent Decisions
In a historic 5-4 decision this morning, with the conservative Chief Justice, John Roberts, the deciding swing vote, the United States Supreme Court has upheld the central provisions of the controversial Health Care Reform law known as the Affordable Care Act or commonly as “Obamacare.” The heart of the Affordable Care Act is the federal…