!!!ACA 2019 YEAR END CHANGES

__GOVERNMENT WEBSITES__\\ \\
__2019 Instructions for Forms 1094C ad 1095C:__ \\
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i109495c.pdf \\ \\

__2019 1095C Form:__\\
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1095c.pdf\\ \\

__2019 1094C Form:__\\
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1094c.pdf\\ \\

__Affordable Care Act Information Returns (AIR) Program:__\\
https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/air/affordable-care-act-information-return-air-program\\ \\

__Questions and Answers about Information Reporting on Form 1094-C and Form 1095-C:__\\
https://www.irs.gov/affordable-care-act/employers/questions-and-answers-about-information-reporting-by-employers-on-form-1094-c-and-form-1095-c \\ \\

__Affordable Care Act Information Returns Schemas and Business Rules:__\\
https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/air/affordable-care-act-information-returns-schemas \\ \\

__What's New__\\
* Year changed on the Form 1095-C and Form 1094-C \\
* 1095C and 1094C will no longer include employees who were not full-time employees in any month of the year and were not enrolled in an ACA benefit plan. \\ \\

__Due Dates__\\
Forms 1095-C for the 2019 calendar year must be furnished by January 31, 2020.\\
Forms 1094-C and 1095-C are required to be filed by February 28, 20209, or April 1, 2020, if filing electronically.\\ \\

__Affordability Percentage Threshold__\\
References to 9.5% in the section 4980H affordability safe harbors and Qualifying Offer Method are applied based on the percentage as indexed for purposes of applying the affordability thresholds under section 36B (the premium tax credit). The percentage, as adjusted, is 9.69% for plan years beginning in 2017, and 9.56% for plan years beginning in 2018.\\ \\
Note: 9.86% for plan years beginning 2019 \\ \\