Employers with 50 or more
full-time employees, including full-time equivalent employees, in the
previous year use Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer
and Coverage, to report the information required about offers of health
coverage and enrollment in health coverage for their employees. Form
1095-C is used to report information about each employee.
Employers that offer
employer-sponsored self-insured coverage also use Form 1095-C to report
information to the IRS and to employees about individuals who have
minimum essential coverage under the employer plan and therefore are not
liable for the individual shared responsibility payment for the months
that they are covered under the plan. An employer must furnish a Form
1095-C to each of its full-time employees by January 31 of the year
following the year to which the Form 1095-C relates.
Employers will meet the
requirement to furnish Form 1095-C to an employee if the form is
properly addressed and mailed on or before the due date. If the regular
due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, employers may
file by the next business day. The Form 1095-C that employers send may
include only the last four digits of the employee’s social security
number, replacing the first five digits with asterisks or Xs.
Forms 1095-C must be sent on
paper by mail or hand delivered, unless the employee consents to receive
the statement in an electronic format. The consent ensures that the
employee can access the electronic statement. If mailed, the statement
must be sent to the employee’s last known permanent address, or if no
permanent address is known, to the employee’s temporary address.
Individuals who worked for
multiple employers that are required to file Form 1095-C may receive a
Form 1095-C from each employer.
The information on this form is required in order for the employee to properly file their 2015 tax return.
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