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AIR | Affordable Care Act Information Returns

Forms 1095-B, 1095-C

ACA support

Forms 1095-B and 1095-C are tax forms related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Form 1095-B, Health Coverage, is used by insurance providers, including self-insured employers, to report information about individuals who have minimum essential coverage. Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage, is used by applicable large employers (those with 50 or more full-time employees) to report information about the health insurance coverage they offer to their employees.

Getting Started
Pre-Sales Questions Can you print, mail, efile on our behalf? ACA Software Quick Tutorial (Video)
Paper Filing
End of Paper Filing
Electronic Filing
Benefits to Electronic Filing
Printing 1095-B, 1095-C Forms
Tips to distributing forms to recipients SSN Masking
How To
How to create an ID.me account? How to apply for E-Services? How to apply for TCC number? How to efile prior year data? How to efile replacements? How to efile 1094-C corrections? How to efile 1095-B or 1095-C corrections? How to void a 1095-B record? How to void a 1095-C record? How to efile a test? How to handle the name 'True'? How to check file status?
Errors and Solutions
Common Errors. Name and SSN must match IRS database. XML Schema Validation Errors. Foreign Recipient Addresses
IRS Specifications
Specifications for ACA Substitute Forms
IRS Instructions
Instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C

State Filings

Several state governments have implemented additional reporting responsibilities as a function of their Individual Mandates. Organizations that employ residents in select states must file a report on their employee's health coverage to the state government.

State Mandates
New Jersey District of Columbia California Vermont Rhode Island Massachusetts (1099-HC)
Questions
What if a company is located outside the US but has operations within the US? Do we need to complete ACA reporting in all of the states that we have employees in? How do you submit a correction to the corresponding states?

Common Questions

Frequently asked questions regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and IRS Forms 1095-B and 1095-C:

Future of ACA
Is the ACA being repealed? Was the individual mandate of the ACA repealed?
Glossary of Terms
ACA Eligible Affordable Care Act (ACA) Applicable Large Employer (ALE) Benefits Eligible Individual Mandate Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Minimum Value
ACA Tax Forms
What are the ACA IRS Forms? Why am I receiving Form 1095-C? Why am I receiving Form 1095-B? Should my spouse or dependents receive their own copies? What should I do with my Forms 1095-B and 1095-C? What if I was offered coverage but did not enroll? What if I didnt receive information return? Are businesses with 49 employees subject to the ACA? Are employers with international employees subject to ACA requirements? What are the codes used on Form 1095-B, and what do they mean?

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