In a surprise pre-Thanksgiving Day notice, the IRS has given employers some breathing space to complete and provide ACA’s 1095-C forms to employees. Notice 2016-70 provides the following:
It extends the “good faith compliance” transition relief from penalties when there is a good-faith effort to comply with information reporting requirements under sections 6055 and 6056
- It provides an automatic extension of 30 days for the due date to provide forms 1095-B and 1095-C, but only for providing forms to individuals
- Due dates for reporting to the IRS are not extended
- It reminds taxpayers that they do not need to have their forms 1095-B and 1095-C to complete their tax return. They can obtain needed information from other sources.
Employers who had already filed for a 30 day extension to provide notices to employees will not receive a response from the IRS due to this automatic extension.
The notice also states that the good-faith compliance recognition applies only to incorrect or incomplete information. It does not apply for a failure to file a statement or return or a failure to furnish statements on a timely basis.
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