<prompt> Human: As the title says, I changed my job in 2016 and also my employer-sponsored insurance. My new employer did not offer an insurance for about a month, hence the gap in the coverage duration. During that time, I tried to enroll in the Obamacare but the representative said that it will not matter since its only for a month but when I was doing taxes through HR online, it reduced my tax return by 700. Is there an exemption for a situation like this? Below is some information about myself:-Status: Single-2016 income: 40k-Residency: California  <response>: There is, the short gap exemption. If you have a gap of less than 3 months in your coverage you dont have to make the shared responsibility payment. 