There have apparently been concerns among many employees that passage of health care reform would mean that they would have to pay tax on the value of health benefits they receive from their employers. One source of this rumor was probably the fact that there is now a space for employers to include, if they wish, the cost of health benefits on the 2011 W-2 Form, which the IRS has just released. Inclusion of the information will be mandatory starting in 2012. One example, from charlestonteaparty.org, states "Starting in 2011, (next year folks), your W-2 tax form sent by your Employer will be increased to show the value of whatever health insurance you are given by the company. It does not matter if that’s a private concern or governmental body of some sort. If you’re retired? So what; your gross will go up by the amount of insurance you get." The entry goes on to state that: "You will be required to pay taxes on a large sum of money that you have never seen. Take your tax...