<prompt> Human: In December 2016 my dad kicked me off of the health insurance plan he was receiving at work, he never told me for the entire duration of 2017. I tried to make an appointment with my optometrist in December of 2017 only to be told I was no longer covered. So when I filed this year my tax lady told me that I owe 600 in penalty fees, I seriously cant afford to pay this as Im a student barely making 18,000 a year. I told her to put that I couldnt afford insurance in 2017 in hopes of an exemption but she told me no, saying that I should have applied for medical. How can I get out of this? Can she just ignore the health care section on my tax form? Ive heard that people do this. Some of my friends have been able to avoid the fine by stating somewhere that they couldnt afford the insurance, how can I get my tax lady to work with me?  <response>: If an exemption doesnt apply then you owe a fee... 