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IRS Rules on Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Under Affordable Care Act

Feb 19, 2014

The IRS has released their final implementing regulations for the Employer Shared Responsibility Provision. These regulations contained a provision to exempt all nominally compensated volunteers working for governmental or non-profit entities (not just fire and EMS personnel). Read the text of the regulation here. Learn more about the background on this story here.