--- title: ACA Pay or Play Penalties Will Increase for 2024 description: The IRS released updated employer responsibility (pay or play) penalty amounts under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The rules require applicable large image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/aca-pay-play-2024-b.jpg --- ![ACA Pay or Play Penalties Will Increase for 2024](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/aca-pay-play-2024-b.jpg) # ACA Pay or Play Penalties Will Increase for 2024 - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - ACA Pay or Play Penalties Will Increase for 2024 [ Steve Smith ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/steve-smith) 03/22/2023 [ Health Insurance Solutions](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/health-insurance-solutions), [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/aca-pay-or-play-penalties-will-increase-for-2024#postComment) 1 Minutes *1.5 minute read* The IRS released updated employer responsibility (pay or play) penalty amounts under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The rules require applicable large employers (ALE) to offer affordable, minimum value health coverage to their full-time employees or pay a penalty. ALEs may be liable for a penalty if at least one full-time employee receives a subsidy for Exchange coverage. Employees who are offered affordable, minimum value coverage are generally not eligible for these Exchange subsidies. ** ** ## **The Penalties** Two separate penalties can apply under these rules: Section 4980H(a) penalty and Section 4980H(b) penalty. **Section 4980H(a) Penalty:** Applies when an ALE does not offer coverage to substantially all full-time employees and dependents and any one of its full-time employees receives a subsidy toward his or her Exchange plan. The monthly penalty is calculated as the ALE’s number of full-time employees (minus 30) multiplied by 1/12 of $2,000 (as adjusted) for any applicable month. **Section 4980H(b) Penalty:** Applies when the ALE does not offer coverage to substantially all full-time employees and dependents and at least one full-time employee obtains a subsidy through an Exchange or the ALE’s coverage is unaffordable or does not provide minimum value. The monthly penalty is calculated as 1/12 of $3,000 (as adjusted) for any applicable month. However, the total penalty for an ALE is limited to the **4980H(a) penalty amount.** The applicable per employee dollar amounts of $2,000 and $3,000 are increased based on the premium adjustment percentage for the year. - The adjusted $2,000 amount is $2,970 - The adjusted $3,000 amount is $4,460   [Download the bulletin](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/Blog%20-%20supporting%20documents/bulletin-aca-pay-play-penalties.pdf) for more details.   ### **Additional Resources** [Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions](https://www.irs.gov/affordable-care-act/employers/employer-shared-responsibility-provisions) [Types of Employer Payments and How They Are Calculated](https://www.irs.gov/affordable-care-act/employers/types-of-employer-payments-and-how-they-are-calculated) [![5 ways to reduce health care costs](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3325505/64c4cab8-7a0d-4638-843d-159c07715082.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3325505/64c4cab8-7a0d-4638-843d-159c07715082)   --- #### Tag: [ Health Insurance Solutions](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/health-insurance-solutions) [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news) #### Share: - 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