Today is the ACA Reporting Deadline for Massachusetts and California – Act Now!

If you are offering health coverage to residents in California or Massachusetts, please note today, January 31, 2025, is the deadline to electronically file with the state of Massachusetts and distribute the recipient copies of Form MA 1099-HC. 

Additionally, for the state of California, today is the deadline for distributing recipient copies of ACA forms 1095-B and 1095-C  to California residents.

But that’s not all! You also have deadlines for several other important year-end filings with the IRS and SSA, including Forms 1099, W-2, and 94x.

Let’s get started.

Massachusetts State ACA Filing- Form MA 1099-HC

As mentioned earlier, if you’re a healthcare provider offering health coverage to Massachusetts residents, today is the deadline (January 31, 2025) for filing Form MA 1099-HC with the state agency and distributing recipient copies to the corresponding residents. You need the following information to file Form MA 1099-HC to the State of Massachusetts (MA). This includes:

• The name and FID (Federal Tax ID) of the insurance company or administrator responsible for the coverage.
• The primary subscriber’s details include Name, Subscriber number, Date of Birth (DOB), and address.
• The period of time when the subscriber and their dependents had minimum creditable coverage.
  • If your employee had coverage for the whole year(all 12 months), check the box that indicates the same.
  • If your employee did not have coverage for all 12 months of the year, the box against the months the minimum creditable coverage was offered must be checked.

Note: For the State of Massachusetts, you must only e-file Form MA 1099-HC, and it does not accept paper filings.

California State ACA Filing- Form 1095 B/C

If you are an employer, insurance provider, and applicable large employer offering health insurance to California residents, then you must file Forms 1094-B/C and 1095-B/C with the state of California. Additionally, you must distribute these ACA forms to the corresponding individuals (California residents).

Today is the deadline to distribute copies of Forms 1094-B/C and 1095-B/C. On the other hand, the deadline to file ACA forms with California State is March 31, 2025.

Be sure not to confuse these two ACA deadlines!

Note: The State of California requires you to file Form 1095 electronically if you file 250 or more returns.

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