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UniWheel t1_j7vkeja wrote

>What was the logic that the state decided to use pre-tax and not post tax salary?

Just about every tax-related rule is (ultimately) based on your adjusted gross income, not your "post tax" income

So for example, you pay federal taxes on the money witheld or that you're going to have to send in to use to pay those very taxes

You qualify for various refundable and non-refundable credits based on your AGI

In the year-end version, this is, too - MA may be using raw income for advance (montly) subsidy calculation but at the end of the year you can calculate if you're due additional reimbursement from the IRS, and that's based on your AGI relatively to the federal poverty level (up to several times it)

Your real beef should be with this employer that's only offering a sub-standard plan.

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caper293 OP t1_j7zgzu2 wrote

I work as a consultant as w-2 with a company. Most consultants get crap health insurance from their employer. I went the consultant route because you make more money upfront as a single person. But your insurance benefits are minimal.

So in my current role I had for 5 years if I went none consultant but fulltime with the company my salary would have been 70K but as a consultant I started at 110K, Today I make 125K pre-tax but that position would probably pay me close to 100K if I was fulltime

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