About 800,000 taxpayers using Healthcare.gov received incorrect tax data

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The Obama administration on Friday told about 800,000 taxpayers who purchased insurance policies via Healthcare.gov that they had been sent incorrect tax information, The New York Times reports.

The affected individuals have been advised to hold off on filing their tax returns until the government sends them corrected data, which will likely arrive the first week of March.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.