Page 22 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, ApRil 25, 2025 Tide baseball beats Revere Advance Premium Tax Credit to secure sixth win in nine games T he premium tax credit, is a refundable tax credit that helps eligible individuals as well as families that have low or moderate income afford the cost of health insurance purchased through the Health Connector for Massachusetts residents. In order to be eligible for the tax credit, taxpayers must meet certain conditions: Have household income that falls within a certain range You cannot file a “married filing separate” tax return You cannot be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return In the same month (a coverage month), you or a family member: Must enroll in coverage through the Health Connector Are not able to obtain afEverett’s Albert Santana looks back after making it safely to second base. fordable coverage through an eligible employer-sponsored health insurance plan that provides minimum value Are not eligible for coverage through a government program, such as MassHealth(i.e. Medicaid), Medicare, CHIP or TRICARE Must pay the share of premiNordeivy Santana with the bunt attempt. SOFTBALL | FROM PAGE 18 and an RBI on the play to extend the lead to 17-2 after three. Somerville scored its final run of the game in the fourth, before the Tide finished them off with three more in the fifth. Dresser and Seward started the inning off with walks, before Emma Salvi doubled them home. Foster then completed the onslaught by singling home Salvi. “I’m incredibly proud of the way our team started (last) week. They were focused and energized, and were ready to execute,” said coach Stacy Schiavo. “Warren and Foster were lights out in the circle, combining for 15 strikeouts over two games, while giving up just two hits in 10 total innings. We set the tone Catching for Everett, Tide senior Isaiah Goffigan. early, and our bats were able to stay hot throughout both games.” But then, Whittier Tech humbled them with a mercy rule win to close out the week. Warren surrendered 14 hits and five walks that resulted in 10 earned runs. She fanned five. Everett scored its lone run of the game in the very first inning. Dresser drew a one-out walk, followed by two more walks to Seward and Uga to load the bases. Dresser scored on a hit by Romboli, before the Wildcats shut them down from that point on. The Wildcats then scored two in the home half to take the lead for good. They added three more in the second, and added four in the fourth and another four in the fifth to close out their offense in this game against Everett. “I felt like we didn’t bring our best effort,” said Schiavo afterwards. “We were flat, made too many mistakes, and as a result didn’t compete the way we should have. It’s frustrating, but it’s also our first loss, and sometimes a tough one like this one is what a team needs to refocus. I know this group, and I have no doubt we’ll bounce back stronger and hungrier.” After beating Revere on Monday, the Everett girls then welcomed Medford to town on April 23 after press deadline. They have since been off to get ready for road games against Malden (April 28 at Callahan Park) and Chelsea (April 30 at Carter Park). Both games are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ums not covered by advance tax credit payments During enrollment through the Health Connector, the Health Connector will determine if you are eligible for advance payments of the premium tax credit, also called advance credit payments. Advance credit payments are amounts paid directly to your insurance company on your behalf to lower your out of pocket cost for your health insurance premiums. It is the federal government that is funding the Advance Premium Tax Credit. The Massachusetts website is: www.mahealthconnector.org. When you enroll in coverage through the Health Connector, you can choose to have monthly advance credit payments sent directly to your insurance company. If you get the benefit of any advance credit payments in any amount or if you wish to claim the premium tax credit itself, you must file a federal income tax return, even if you are usually not required to file one. You must attach Form 8962, Premium Tax Credit, to your tax return to either claim the tax credit or to reconcile the advance credit payments made to your health insurance carrier. If you do not file this Form with your return, your tax return will not be accepted by the IRS when you go to electronically file your tax return. Furthermore, you will not be entitled to future advance credit payments. The Health Connector will provide you with Form 1095A, Health Insurance Marketplace Statement. This form is necessary for you or your tax preparer to complete Form 8962. It contains all of the relevant information. Keep this in mind for the 2025 tax filing year. Every tax season, so too often, taxpayers do not submit Form 1095-A to their tax preparer. In this situation, the preparer cannot possibly prepare Form 8962 in order to attach to Form 1040. In fact, the preparer wouldn’t necessarily even know that the taxpayer had received advanced premium tax credits during a particular calendar year. The electronic filing will be rejected if no Form 8962 is included with the tax filing. Form 8962 can be prepared once the tax preparer has Form 1095-A. Joseph D. Cataldo is an estate planning/elder law attorney, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Financial Planner, AICPA Personal Financial Specialist and holds a masters degree in taxation.
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