Recently, the IRS has announced updated ACA deadlines for tax year 2015.

Updated ACA Deadlines

On December 28th, the IRS released updated ACA deadlines as follows:

Deadline to distribute Form 1095-C to employees and covered individuals – March 31, 2016
Deadline to paper file with the IRS – May 31, 2016
Deadline to E-file with the IRS – June 30, 2016

The IRS has also noted that extensions will not be available in addition to the new deadlines:

Importantly, the IRS explained that because the new deadlines are available to all filers and are more favorable than the extensions that were otherwise available, no additional automatic or permissive extensions will be granted.

The importance of filing by the new deadlines cannot be understated, as the IRS is applying a good faith compliance standard to all timely filed forms reporting 2015 information. Under this standard, the IRS will not assess a penalty for incomplete or incorrect information on the reporting forms as long as the forms were filed on time and the filer can show that it completed the forms in good faith.

Accordingly, BoomTax has also updated ACA deadlines recommendations:

Recommended day to have filing prepared (to allow enough time to create employee copies) – March 15, 2016
Final date for print and mail requests. Orders are processed as first come first serve. Orders that are placed after this date have a greater chance of missing the employee copy deadline. – March 20, 2016

More Information on ACA Reporting:

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