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
