“The Employer Shared Responsibility Payment applies to some businesses with 50 or more full-time employees who don’t offer insurance, or whose coverage doesn’t meet certain minimum standards.
Regulations announced in 2014 have updated the following:
- Which employers must make the payment
- Which years some employers must begin making the payment
- Other conditions about the payment
The Internal Revenue Service offers detailed questions and answers about the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment.
The Treasury Department has a fact sheet summarizing recent updates on the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment.
No employer with fewer than 50 full-time employees is subject to the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment in any year.