Why is nobody looking at the tax fairness at application. The tax burden is personal and individual (hence the tax penalty).
Yet if the tax burden is paid by the employer it is free-? How can I receive a gift and not pay taxes on the portion above $11k-? If it is a condition of my employment how can that not be construed as part of my total income? I cannot believe the IRS will allow another to pay my taxes without considering that I have received a taxable benefit!
If America sees their Free Lunch Employer Provided Health Insurance (and retirement health insurance) as taxable benefit; I suspect many voters and retirees will consider that a good reason to vote.
I believe that Justice Roberts gave America a huge gift by treating the law as a tax. It is a political problem with a political solution. I have enough faith in the IRS to believe that they will not allow another to pay my taxes without considering it either a gift or income.
I wish more would look at the actual, real-life application of the law rather than wasting time looking at the inside-baseball-style navel gazing.
As employer and/or as an independent citizen how do I meet my tax burden and avoid the penalty?
Regards,
Andy Johnson
