1 For example, American Language Services offers interpreters starting at $100 per hour (or $125 for sign language) and a two-hour minimum is required. 2  Phone interpreters typically cost $1.25-$3 per minute. 3  Language Translation, Inc. offers a flat fee of $1.88 per minute for phone interpreting, for example. Travel time is typically billed extra, as an hourly rate or a set fee. 2  For instance, interpreters working with the Arkansas Courts cost an additional 45 cents per mile or $40 per hour for travel outside of their county.
If you donât have insurance coverage and you can afford it, you will be penalized and pay a fee in most cases. For 2016, the penalty fee is whichever is greater: 2.5 percent of your yearly household income, or $695 per adult and $347.50 per child for the year. The household maximum penalty fee is $2,085.
TaxAct Health Care Tax Penalty Calculator. If you have health insurance, you don't have to worry about paying a penalty. If you don't have coverage for two or more months in 2015, you may be subject to paying a tax penalty on your 2015 federal income tax return due April 18, 2016. TaxAct's Health Insurance Tax Penalty Calculator estimates the maximum tax penalty amount for not having health insurance in 2015. Your penalty amount is determined by the number of uninsured people in your household and your household's taxable income.