Affordable Care Act Reporting Changes: Good News for Plan Sponsors
In a win for plan sponsors, the recently enacted Employer Reporting Improvement Act and the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act (the Acts), among other things, introduce several significant changes to the reporting and enforcement rules of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Current Rules Forms 1095-B and 1095-C: U nder the ACA, plan sponsors, specifically Applicable Large Employers (ALEs), must report information about the health coverage they offer to their employees. This ACA reporting is done through Forms 1095-B and 1095-C, which must be filed with the IRS and provided to all full-time employees and employees receiving employer-sponsored coverage. (This is the case, even though the ACA’s individual mandate is currently set to $0, and therefore functionally isn’t being enforced.) Key aspects of ACA enforcement also include: A Tight Turnaround to Respond to Proposed Assessments : The IRS may assess employer shared responsibility payments (ES...