ACA Foreign Employer Addresses

The 1095 software can easily process foreign recipient or employee addresses.
This article focuses on foreign employee addresses.

However, the 1095 software is not designed to handle foreign employer addresses automatically.
To include a foreign employer address, you must manually edit both the data file and the manifest file.

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1. Edit the data file

In the data file, the 1094-C record appears first, followed by the 1095-C records.
The employer address for the 1094-C is located about 5–6 lines down from the top and looks like this:

Replace it with:

Notes:

• <AddressLine2Txt> and <irs:ForeignProvinceNm> are optional.

• All other fields are required.

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2. Edit the manifest file

The manifest file describes the data file you are sending.
After making your data file changes, save the file.

Step 1 – Check the file size:

• Right-click the data file → Properties.

• Record the file size (not “size on disk”).

• Example: 462974.

Step 2 – Update the manifest file:

• Open the manifest file.

• Near the bottom, locate:

• Replace XXXXX with the exact file size from Step 1.

• Do not use commas—digits only.

• Save the manifest file.