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ACA Employer Requirements By Size

 

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Employers with Less than 25 FTEs

Plan Requirement:

Employers who employ less than 25 full-time equivalent employees are not required to offer a plan.

Reporting Requirement:
  • Employers who offer an employer sponsored plan are not required to meet any reporting requirements at this time.
  • Effective March 10, 2014 employers offering a self-insured plan must file section 6055.
Tax Credit:

Employers with less than 25 FTEs may qualify for a tax credit.

    • To be eligible for the credit a small employer must pay premiums on behalf of its employees enrolled in a qualified health plan offered through the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace
    • The credit is available to eligible employers for two consecutive taxable years

 

  • For more information on the tax credit visit www.IRS.gov

Employers with Less than 50 FTEs

Plan Requirement:

Employers who employ less than 50 full-time equivalent employees are not required to offer a plan.

Reporting Requirement:
    • Employers who offer an employer sponsored plan are not required to meet any reporting requirements at this time.

 

  • Effective March 10, 2014 employers offering a self-insured plan must file section 6055.

All Employers (More than 50 FTEs)

Plan Requirement:

Employers with more than 50 FTEs are required to offer a plan to FTEs and may face a penalty if one is not offered.

Reporting Requirement:
  • Employers who offer an employer sponsored plan are required to report the value of employer and employee cost in box 12 of form W-2
  • Employers offering a self-insured plan must file section 6055.
  • ALEs need to provide Form 1095-C to their employees by January 31 every year to use when filing tax returns. Form 1094-C needs to be provided to be filed with the IRS as a summary of aggregate employer-level data, including FTE counts by month. Contact your payroll vendor for help with the monthly tracking.

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