Median Annual Salary. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsâ (BLS) 2016-17 Occupational Outlook Handbook, the median national annual salary for mental health counselors is $42,250. Actual salaries may vary greatly based on specialization within the field, location, years of experience and a variety of other factors.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Tax Provisions. The Affordable Care Act contains comprehensive health insurance reforms and includes tax provisions that affect individuals, families, businesses, insurers, tax-exempt organizations and government entities. These tax provisions contain important changes, including how individuals and families file their taxes.
Learn More. The keystone of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is an unprecedented individual mandate tax requiring virtually all U.S. citizens and legal residents to either have health insurance or pay a tax for not doing so, beginning in 2014.