ACA Compliance Overview – Electronic Filing of ACA Returns

On Sept. 11, 2019, the IRS updated their Questions and Answers (Q&As) on the employer shared responsibility rules under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), to include adjusted penalty amounts for 2019 and 2020. According to the FAQs, the penalty amounts will be increased as follows.

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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created reporting requirements under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Sections 6055 and 6056. Under these rules, certain employers must provide information to the IRS about the health plan coverage they offer (or do not offer) to their employees.

Under the original rules, any reporting entity that was required to file at least 250 individual statements under Sections 6055 or 6056 had to file electronically. However, in 2023 the IRS released a final rule implementing a law change by the Taxpayer First Act of 2019, which lowers the 250-return
threshold for mandatory electronic reporting to 10 returns. As a result, most reporting entities are now required to complete their ACA reporting electronically.

Click here to learn more and download the latest ACA Compliance Bulletin.