New Massachusetts tax form

[dmaze]

Dear interwebs:

Please explain to me why the Commonwealth of Massachusetts needs detailed information on my health insurance, and furthermore, why it needs to collect it in a matter that's easily correlated with detailed information on my finances. (From what I can tell, MGL section 111M only requires me to say that I have insurance, not how or with whom.)

(I should probably ask similar questions of Ms. Provost and Ms. Jehlen, too, and soon.)

Comments

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

I think it's Chapter 111M, not section.

http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/111m-2.htm

It looks to me like the sticky wicket is the following text: in a manner prescribed by the commissioner of revenue,

In other words, the MA DoR gets to decide what to require of our insurance info. Yay not thinking things through.

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

Did you already get your forms in the mail, or are you looking at them online?

[gigglefest.livejournal.com]

Some forms have come in the mail (mine, but apparently not your house's).

[dmaze]

Paper forms.