--- title: Changes to ACA Affordability Contribution Percentages description: Contribution percentages used to determine affordability for an employer’s health plan IRS under the ACA will increase for plan years starting in 2021. image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/affordability%20contribution%20B%201.jpg --- ![Changes to ACA Affordability Contribution Percentages](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/affordability%20contribution%20B%201.jpg) # Changes to ACA Affordability Contribution Percentages - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - Changes to ACA Affordability Contribution Percentages [ Aaron Casper ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/aaron-casper) 07/28/2020 [ 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/changes-to-aca-affordability-contribution-percentages#postComment) 1 Minutes *1 minute read* The IRS recently announced that the contribution percentages used to determine affordability for an employer’s health plan under the Affordable Care Act will increase. For plan years starting in 2021, employer-sponsored coverage will be considered affordable if the employee’s required contribution for self-only coverage does not exceed: - 83% of the employee’s annual household income, for purposes of both the pay or play rules and premium tax credit eligibility; and - 27% of the employee’s annual household income, for purposes of an individual mandate exemption. Although the penalty was reduced in 2019 to $0, some people may need to claim an exemption for other purposes. The percentages are effective for taxable years and plan years beginning on January 1, 2021. Note that this is a slight increase from the affordability percentages for 2020. 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