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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
Sample Excel Worksheets
Can you print, mail, efile on our behalf?
Deadlines
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 employees’ 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Is the ACA being repealed?
Was the individual mandate of the ACA repealed?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 information on the Forms 1095-B or 1095-C is incorrect?
I received two forms even though I had the same coverage all year.
I received a Form 1095 but was not enrolled in this employer’s coverage.
What if I didnt receive information return?

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