Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-102
§139I Continuation Coverage Premium Assistance
Title 26 › Subtitle A — Income Taxes › CHAPTER 1 — NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES › Subchapter B — Computation of Taxable Income › PART III — ITEMS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME › § 139I
Summary
Do not count as gross income any premium help paid under section 9501(a)(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for a person who meets the "assistance eligible individual" rules in section 9501(a)(3) of that Act.
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Title 26, §139I
Internal Revenue Code, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In the case of an assistance eligible individual (as defined in subsection (a)(3) of section 9501 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021), gross income does not include any premium assistance provided under subsection (a)(1) of such section.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 9501 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, referred to in text, is section 9501 of Pub. L. 117–2, which is set out as a note under section 4980B of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 117–2, title IX, § 9501(b)(4)(C), Mar. 11, 2021, 135 Stat. 138, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this paragraph [enacting this section] shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act [Mar. 11, 2021].”
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Citation
26 U.S.C. § 139I
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102