Premium Tax Credit Repayment Calculator
Estimate whether Form 8962 may create a net Premium Tax Credit or an excess advance premium tax credit repayment, using Form 1095-A annual totals, household income as a percentage of FPL, and the 2025 IRS repayment limitation table for returns filed in 2026.
Last Updated: May 25, 2026
Filing status controls the single vs other repayment limitation column.
Form 8962 has separate FPL tables for the 48 states/DC, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Use the tax family size from Form 8962 line 1.
Use Form 8962 line 3 household income, not just wages.
Use annual total from Form 1095-A line 33, column A, or allocated total.
Use annual total from Form 1095-A line 33, column B, after any needed correction.
Use annual total from Form 1095-A line 33, column C.
Use only for APTC tied to individuals who were not lawfully present, which IRS instructions say is outside the cap.
Positive numbers mean refund before Form 8962; negative numbers mean balance due.
Select yes only for a valid married-filing-separately PTC exception, such as domestic abuse or spousal abandonment.
Select yes when the IRS below-FPL Marketplace estimate or lawfully present exception applies.
Recommended Outcome
Net Premium Tax Credit may increase refund
Final PTC Repayment
$0
Excess APTC
$0
Form 8962 Line 5
216%
Form 8962 estimate
- Allowed Premium Tax Credit
- $12,272
- Advance PTC paid
- $9,800
- Net PTC if credit is higher
- $2,472
- Repayment limitation
- $1,950
Household income percentage
- Federal poverty line
- $25,820
- Exact FPL percentage
- 216.9%
- Applicable figure
- 2.64%
- Annual contribution amount
- $1,478
Cap savings
Repayment limitation reduces the estimated payback by $0.
Refund impact
Estimated refund or balance after PTC reconciliation: $3,672.
Planning note
Estimate uses 2025 Form 8962 repayment limits for 2025 returns filed in 2026 and annual Form 1095-A totals.
What this estimate does not cover
This annual estimate does not replace monthly Form 8962 calculations, shared-policy allocations, self-employed health insurance deduction coordination, alternative calculation for year of marriage, or Marketplace corrections to the SLCSP amount.
Important Disclaimer
This calculator provides an educational estimate for planning and comparison only. It is not tax, legal, financial, medical, lending, insurance, payroll, compliance, or institutional advice and it is not an official determination. Rules, rates, eligibility, formulas, and source data can change or depend on facts not captured here. Verify the result against official sources and qualified professional guidance before filing, paying, diagnosing, borrowing, investing, hiring, or making a compliance-sensitive decision.
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How To Use The Premium Tax Credit Repayment Calculator
Step 1: Choose filing status and FPL region
Select your tax filing status and whether the Form 8962 federal poverty line table should use the 48 states/DC, Alaska, or Hawaii.
Step 2: Enter household income and family size
Use Form 8962 household income and Marketplace tax family size so the calculator can estimate Form 8962 line 5.
Step 3: Add Form 1095-A annual totals
Enter line 33 column A enrollment premiums, column B SLCSP premiums, and column C advance PTC paid.
Step 4: Flag special repayment-cap amounts
Enter any APTC tied to individuals not lawfully present, because IRS instructions say that portion is outside the repayment cap.
Step 5: Review refund or balance impact
The result shows estimated allowed PTC, excess APTC, repayment limitation, final repayment, and refund impact.
How This Calculator Works
The calculator starts with the federal poverty line table used in the 2025 Form 8962 instructions. It calculates household income as a percentage of FPL, follows the Form 8962 line 5 truncation rule, and chooses the applicable figure used to estimate the annual household contribution amount.
It then estimates allowed Premium Tax Credit by comparing the second lowest cost Silver plan premium with the annual contribution amount and limiting the credit to the actual enrollment premium. That allowed PTC is compared with advance premium tax credit from Form 1095-A column C.
If advance PTC is higher than allowed PTC, the calculator applies the 2025 IRS repayment limitation table when Form 8962 line 5 is below 400%. If line 5 is 400 or more, the calculator estimates full excess APTC repayment. Any APTC marked as outside the cap is added back as uncapped repayment.
Premium Tax Credit Repayment: Form 1095-A, Form 8962, And Excess APTC
Repayment is driven by final income, not the Marketplace estimate
Marketplace advance credit payments are based on the income and household information available when you enrolled or updated your plan. Form 8962 reconciles those advance payments against your final tax return income. If final income is higher than expected, the actual Premium Tax Credit may fall and part of the advance credit may have to be repaid.
The reverse can also happen. If final income is lower than expected, or if the Marketplace paid too little advance credit, Form 8962 can produce a net Premium Tax Credit that increases refund or reduces tax due.
2025 Form 8962 repayment limitation table
| Form 8962 line 5 | Single | Any other filing status | Planning meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 200% | $375 | $750 | Lowest repayment cap for excess APTC |
| 200% to under 300% | $975 | $1,950 | Middle repayment cap |
| 300% to under 400% | $1,625 | $3,250 | Highest capped repayment tier |
| 400% or more | No cap | No cap | Full excess APTC repayment |
Match Form 1095-A columns before calculating
HealthCare.gov explains that Form 1095-A Part III feeds Form 8962: column A is enrollment premiums, column B is the second lowest cost Silver plan premium, and column C is advance PTC. If the SLCSP amount is blank or wrong, correct that amount before relying on any repayment estimate.
Use the result with a full refund estimate
This calculator focuses on the Form 8962 repayment piece. To see how the repayment changes your full federal refund or amount due, compare it with the Tax Refund Calculator. To compare PTC with other credits, use the US Tax Credits Calculator.
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- 1.IRS - Instructions for Form 8962(Accessed May 2026)
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