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Distributing ACA Forms by Email

Employers required to distribute Form 1095 may furnish the forms electronically if certain procedures are followed. Electronic distribution can save employers money on ...
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Deadline Approaches for 1094-B/C Transmission

While employers are in the process of preparing and distributing their 1095 Forms to meet the extended deadline of March 4, 2019, they should remember that the IRS did ...
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CRS Employer Shared Responsibility Report

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) publishes a report which is useful for understanding the Employer Shared Responsibility provisions of the Affordable Care Act ...
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ACA Reporting Requires Social Security Numbers

The Affordable Care Act requires insurers and sponsors of self-funded health plans to report to the IRS information about individuals enrolled in health coverage. An ...
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Hardship Exemptions for Not Having Health Coverage

The Affordable Care Act requires most individuals to maintain minimum essential health coverage for themselves and their family members or pay a tax penalty. This is ...
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E-Filing Now Open

The IRS ACA Information Returns (AIR) Filing System has opened for 2018 tax year filings. The Affordable Care Act requires applicable large employers (those with 50 or ...
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Preventive Care Services

Health care reform requires group health plans and health insurers to provide coverage for preventive health care services without any cost sharing requirements. There ...
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Completing Lines 14-16 of Form 1095-C

Applicable Large Employers (those with 50 or more full-time/full-time equivalent employees in the prior year) should be in the process of completing their ACA forms. An ...
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Texas Court Rules to Invalidate the Affordable Care Act

This week, a federal district court in Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. This Texas ruling does not overturn the ACA, as the case will have ...
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Reporting for ACA Compliance

Employers with 50 or more full-time/full-time equivalent employees (called Applicable Large Employers) must offer their full-time employees affordable, minimum essential ...
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