Userid: CPM Schema: Leadpct: 100% Pt. size: 10 Draft Ok to Print instrx AH XSL/XML Fileid: … ons/i1095a/2023/a/xml/cycle04/source (Init. & Date) _______ Page 1 of 3 11:01 - 29-Sep-2023 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service 2023 Instructions for Form 1095-A Health Insurance Marketplace Statement Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code Statements to Individuals unless otherwise noted. Furnishing required information to the individual. Future Developments Marketplaces use Form 1095-A to furnish the required statement to recipients. A separate Form 1095-A must be For the latest information about developments related to furnished for each policy, and the information on the Form Form 1095-A and its instructions, such as legislation 1095-A should relate only to that policy. If two or more tax enacted after they were published, go to IRS.gov/ Form1095A. filers are enrolled in one policy, each tax filer receives a statement reporting coverage of only the members of that Additional Information tax filer's tax family (a tax family may include the tax filer, For information related to the Affordable Care Act, visit the tax filer’s spouse if the tax filer is filing a joint return IRS.gov/ACA. with his or her spouse, and the tax filer’s dependents). See the instructions for line 4 for more information about For additional information related to Form 1095-A, visit who is a recipient. Don't furnish a Form 1095-A for a IRS.gov/Affordable-Care-Act/Individuals-And-Families/ catastrophic health plan or a stand-alone dental plan. See Health-Insurance-Marketplace-Statements. the instructions for Part III, column A. On Form 1095-A statements furnished to recipients, General Instructions filers of Form 1095-A may truncate the social security number (SSN) of an individual receiving coverage by Purpose of Form showing only the last four digits of the SSN and replacing Form 1095-A is used to report certain information to the the first five digits with asterisks (*) or Xs. Truncation isn't IRS about individuals who enroll in a qualified health plan allowed on forms filed with the IRS. through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Form 1095-A Statements must be furnished to recipients on paper by is also furnished to individuals to allow them to take the mail, unless a recipient affirmatively consents to receive premium tax credit, to reconcile the credit on their returns the statement in an electronic format. If mailed, the with advance payments of the premium tax credit statement must be sent to the recipient’s last known (advance credit payments), and to file an accurate tax permanent address, or if no permanent address is known, return. to the recipient’s temporary address. Who Must File Consent to furnish statement electronically. The Health Insurance Marketplaces must file Form 1095-A to requirement to obtain affirmative consent to furnish a report information on all enrollments in qualified health statement electronically ensures that statements are sent plans in the individual market through the Marketplace. Do electronically only to individuals who are able to access not file a Form 1095-A for a catastrophic health plan or a them. A recipient may provide her or his consent on paper separate dental policy (called a stand-alone dental plan in or electronically, such as by email. If consent is provided these instructions). on paper, the recipient must confirm the consent electronically. An electronic statement may be furnished When To File by email or by informing the recipient how to access the statement on a Marketplace’s website (for example, in the File the annual report with the IRS and furnish the recipient's Marketplace account). statements to individuals on or before January 31, 2024, for coverage in calendar year 2023. The requirement to furnish a statement to individuals Specific Instructions will be met if the Form 1095-A is properly addressed and Part I—Recipient Information mailed or furnished electronically (if the recipient has consented to electronic receipt) on or before the due date. Line 1. Enter the Marketplace state name or If the regular due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal abbreviation. holiday, furnish the statement by the next business day. A Line 2. Enter the number the Marketplace assigned to business day is any day that isn't a Saturday, Sunday, or the policy. If the policy number is greater than 15 legal holiday. characters, enter only the last 15 characters. How To File Line 3. Enter the name of the issuer of the policy. Electronic filing. You must submit the information to the Line 4. Enter the name of the recipient of the statement. IRS electronically. Submit the information through the This should be the person identified at enrollment as the Department of Health and Human Services Data Services tax filer (the person who is expected to file a tax return, to Hub. Sep 29, 2023 Cat. No. 63016Q |
Page 2 of 3 Fileid: … ons/i1095a/2023/a/xml/cycle04/source 11:01 - 29-Sep-2023 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. claim other family members as dependents, and who, if Column A. Enter the total monthly enrollment premiums qualified, would take the premium tax credit for the year of for the policy in which the covered individuals enrolled. coverage for his or her tax family). If the tax filer can't be Include only the premiums allocable to essential health identified from the information provided at enrollment (for benefits. If a covered individual is enrolled in a example, because no financial assistance was stand-alone dental plan, include the portion of the requested), enter the name of the primary applicant for the premiums for the stand-alone dental plan that is allocable coverage. to pediatric dental coverage in the total monthly Line 5. Enter the social security number (SSN) for the enrollment premiums. If more than one Form 1095-A is recipient shown on line 4. filed for coverage of the recipient’s family for the same months because, for example, a family member enrolled Line 6. Enter the recipient’s date of birth only if line 5 is in a separate policy, include the portion of the premium for blank. pediatric dental coverage in the amount in column A on Lines 7, 8, and 9. Enter information about the recipient’s only one Form 1095-A. If more than one tax filer is spouse, if the recipient has one, if advance credit enrolled in a policy, report on each tax filer's Form 1095-A payments were made for the coverage. Enter this only those enrollment premiums allocated to that tax filer. information even if the advance credit payments were not If a policy is terminated by an issuer for nonpayment of made for the spouse's coverage. Enter a date of birth only premiums, enter -0- for a month in which the covered if line 8 is blank. individuals have coverage but the premiums are not fully paid (generally, the first month of a grace period). If one or Line 10. Enter the date that coverage under the policy more covered individuals terminate coverage before the started. If the policy was in effect at the start of the year, last day of a month, the amount reported in this column enter 1/1/2023. should not include any amount of the monthly enrollment Line 11. Enter the date of termination if the policy was premium that was refunded. If the issuer provided a terminated during the year. If the policy was in effect at the premium credit for one or more months, the amount end of the year, enter 12/31/2023. reported in this column should be the amount of the Lines 12–15. Enter the recipient's address. monthly enrollment premium as reduced by any premium credit. Part II—Covered Individuals Column B. Enter the premiums for the applicable second Enter on lines 16 through 20 and columns A through E lowest cost silver plan (SLCSP) that was used as a information for each individual covered under the policy, benchmark to compute monthly advance credit payments. including the recipient and the recipient's spouse, if If advance payments were made, the applicable SLCSP covered. If advance credit payments were not made for for a month is the SLCSP that applies to individuals in Part any coverage under the policy and a tax family cannot be II who were identified at enrollment as members of the tax identified, enter in Part II information for all covered filer's tax family (the tax filer, the tax filer's spouse if the tax individuals. If advance credit payments were made for the filer is filing a joint return with her or his spouse, and any coverage or a tax family can be identified, enter in Part II dependents of the tax filer) and who are enrolled in the information only for covered individuals whom the tax filer coverage on the first day of the month and are not eligible certified at enrollment would be a part of the tax filer's tax for other health coverage for that month. However, if an family. Information about individuals enrolled in the same individual enrolls in coverage and the enrollment is policy as the tax filer’s tax family who are not members of effective on the date of the individual's birth, adoption, that tax family, including children, must be reported on a placement in foster care, or on the effective date of a court separate Form 1095-A. order, the individual should be considered to have enrolled on the first day of the month for purposes of the For each line, enter a date of birth in column C only if applicable SLCSP premium reported in column B. If all column B is blank. Enter in column D the date the covered individuals enroll after the first of the month, and coverage started for the individual. Enter in column E the no individual's coverage is effective on the date of the date of termination if the individual's coverage was individual's birth, adoption, placement in foster care, or on terminated during the year. If the coverage was in effect at the effective date of a court order, enter -0- in column B for the end of the year, enter 12/31/2023. that month. If more than one Form 1095-A is filed for If there are more than five covered individuals, coverage of a tax filer’s family for the same month (for TIP complete one or more additional Forms 1095-A, example, because members of the family were split Part II. among several policies), enter the SLCSP premium that applies to all the family members who were enrolled in any Part III—Coverage Information policy on the first of the month and who were not eligible for other health coverage for that month. Enter this SLCSP Enter information in Part III, lines 21 through 32, for each premium in column B on each Form 1095-A. month of coverage. This information is determined on a monthly basis and may change during the year if there is a In some cases, the information provided at enrollment change in enrollment or other circumstances that affect may not indicate which covered individuals are members eligibility for, or the amount of, the premium tax credit. of the recipient's family and are not eligible for other health Total the amounts on lines 21 through 32 and enter on coverage. (Such information may not be provided, for line 33. example, because no financial assistance was requested.) If this is the case, and if the Marketplace has -2- Instructions for Form 1095-A (2023) |
Page 3 of 3 Fileid: … ons/i1095a/2023/a/xml/cycle04/source 11:01 - 29-Sep-2023 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. provided a tool for determining the applicable SLCSP discovering that information reported is incorrect. Check premium for the year of coverage at the time of filing the the CORRECTED box on the top of the form. tax return, leave column B blank. If the Marketplace has not provided a tool for determining the applicable SLCSP Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We premium, enter the premiums for the SLCSP that would ask for the information on this form to carry out the Internal apply to all individuals identified in Part II as covered for Revenue laws of the United States. You are required by the month. the Internal Revenue Code to give us the information. We If a policy is terminated by an issuer for nonpayment of need it to ensure that taxpayers are complying with these premiums and advance credit payments are made, laws and to allow us to figure and collect the right amount enter -0- for a month in which the covered individuals have of tax. coverage but the premiums are not paid (generally, the You are not required to provide the information first month of a grace period). However, if an individual requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork enrolled on the first day of a month terminates coverage Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB before the last day of the month, the individual should be control number. Books or records relating to a form or its considered to have been enrolled for the entire month for instructions must be retained as long as their contents purposes of the applicable SLCSP premium reported in may become material in the administration of any Internal column B. Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and return information Column C. Enter the amount of advance credit payments are confidential, as required by section 6103. for the month. If more than one Form 1095-A is filed for The time needed to complete and file this form will vary coverage of a tax filer’s family for the same months, enter depending on individual circumstances. The estimated only the advance credit payment amount allocated to the average time is: policy reported on this Form 1095-A. If the tax filer’s family is also enrolled in a stand-alone dental plan, any advance Preparing the form . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 min. credit payments allocated to the stand-alone dental plan should be added to the advance credit payments allocated to one of the policies reported on a Form If you have comments concerning the accuracy of 1095-A. these time estimates or suggestions for making this form Void Statements simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You can send us comments from IRS.gov/FormComments. Or you If a Form 1095-A was sent for a policy that shouldn't be can write to the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Forms and reported on a Form 1095-A, such as a stand-alone dental Publications Division, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, plan or a catastrophic health plan, send a duplicate of that IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Don't send the form to Form 1095-A and check the VOID box at the top of the this office. form. Provide this information to the IRS and to the recipient of the statement as soon as possible after discovering that the statement was sent in error. Correction to Information Reported Report corrected information on the Form 1095-A to the IRS and to the recipient as soon as possible after Instructions for Form 1095-A (2023) -3- |