What Happens at ExpressACAForms After the Deadline?

It’s officially been a whole month since the 2015 Affordable Care Act filing deadline, and - believe it or not - ExpressACAForms hasn’t slowed down!

Sure, the actual number of forms we’re e-filing with the IRS for our clients has gone down; that’s to be expected when you have awesome clients who file on time. But the work we put into making ExpressACAForms the best e-filing option for Forms 1094 and 1095 hasn’t waned a bit.

We’re Still Helping with Corrections
Some of the errors that cause ACA forms rejections can get complex and time-consuming, especially TIN mismatches. Understandably, you’re already frustrated because you were sure the information you submitted the first time around was correct. And sometimes, even after submitting corrections, you can get another rejection because of a discrepancy in the IRS’s records.

Helping you through the entire correction process is one of the reasons the EACA customer support team is in our South Carolina based office year-round. We want to help make sure your forms are filed and finished, beginning to end, through all the corrections.

We’re Reading Up for Next Year
While the ACA deadline extension this year was a welcome relief for filers, e-file providers, and the IRS alike, it does mean that there’s now less time left for everyone to get themselves together for the 2016 filing season. Then, once January rolls around, we have to deal with the fact that we have half as much time to get ACA filings complete in 2017.

That’s why we’re keeping up to date with IRS news and data regarding 2016 ACA filing. At ExpressACAForms, you can always be sure we’ve got the latest, most secure option in IRS-authorized e-filing software.

We’re Coming Up with New and Better Ways to Help You
Just being up to date with IRS requirements and offering correction assistance aren’t enough to make ExpressACAForms the best and most innovative in ACA e-filing technology. Which is why we also make small tweaks to the program (don’t worry, you can still access and use everything in your account during these updates) during our “off season.” Additionally, keep an eye out for our year-round, full-service Affordable Care Act compliance and e-filing program (coming soon!), which offers even more ACA tools than EACA!


As we said earlier, if you have any questions, the EACA support team is here to help! Give us a call (704-839-2270) or send us a live chat Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT. Or send us an email anytime to support@ExpressACAForms.com.

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ACA Form Correction Frequently Asked Questions

As if the Affordable Care Act forms you’ve just finished filing weren’t stressful enough, now you’ve got to do them all over again because they’ve been rejected. Or accepted with errors? Can they even do that?

They can, and you’re still expected to make sure each form is corrected. Read on to find out more about this and more answers to your ACA correction FAQs:

Which ACA forms can I correct?
When correcting a return, you can correct Forms 1094-C and either Forms 1095-B or 1095-C. Because Form 1094-B doesn’t have any additional information on it that would cause a return to be rejected, it won’t ever need to be corrected.

What information can be corrected on my forms?

• On Form 1094-C, you can correct the employer details (name, EIN, address, DGE details) and the ALE member information (total number of forms, ALE group details).
• On Form 1095-B, you can correct the responsible individual or employee details, employer details, issuer details, and covered individual details.
• On Form 1095-C, you can correct the employee details and coverage information, as well as the covered individual details.

Do I need to re-issue the corrected forms to my recipients?
If you need to make corrections on a Form 1095-B or 1095-C, you are required to furnish a corrected copy to the recipient of the original form. If you’re correcting a Form 1094-C, you’ll only need to send the correct copy to the IRS.

The IRS rejected my forms. What should I do now?
If the IRS rejected your ACA return, you’ll need to identify the error that caused the rejection as soon as possible. If the entire return was rejected, it’s likely an error on the Form 1094-C or among the employer or issuer details on Form 1095-B. Once you’ve identified the error, you’ll have to file a corrected return as soon as possible. You may need to reissue forms to your employees or recipients in addition to the forms you send the IRS.

The IRS accepted my return, but with errors. How do I fix the errors?
To fix the errors in an accepted return, you’ll need to identify the individual errors that caused each rejected form. In this case, the error is usually a TIN mismatch. Make the appropriate corrections and send the new forms to the IRS and your recipient(s), if applicable.

How is ACA form correction done through ExpressACAForms?
Quickly and easily! No, seriously: if your return was rejected, or accepted with errors, the best place to e-file your corrections is ExpressACAForms. All you do once you create your account is upload a document of your corrected information, we’ll put it all together, let you review it, and send it off to the IRS with an error-free guarantee.

If you have any questions about e-filing your corrections through ExpressACAForms, we’re happy to help! Just give us a call at (704) 839-2270 or send us a live chat through our website. We’re available Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT. We also offer 24/7 email assistance through support@ExpressACAForms.com!

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ACA Form 1095 Corrections Made Easy with ExpressACAForms

A lot of ACA filers are finding out the hard way that the IRS’s AIR e-filing system isn’t the most user-friendly, especially when it comes to making any corrections your ACA return may require. Now, ExpressACAForms is here to tell you about an easier way, because the last things you need to deal with are even more errors due to confusing IRS jargon.

ExpressACAForms Fixes the Way You Fix Your ACA Forms
If you use the IRS’s AIR e-filing system to e-file your 1095 Forms and make an error, you may need a decoder to fix it - and that’s not an exaggeration. If your form is rejected for even the simplest of errors, your entire return will be sent back in one large file, leaving you to sift through the IRS coded document for the error in question. THEN, you have to figure out how to fix it and retransmit it.

If you e-file with ExpressACAForms and your form is rejected, we’ll intercept this IRS document and decipher it for you, delivering you easy-to-follow instructions to fix the error(s) causing your rejection. You can then retransmit your return at no additional cost to you. Do this as many times as you need, although if you’re e-filing with ExpressACAForms, you shouldn’t need too many.

So What Can You Fix on Form 1095?
With ExpressACAForms, even if you didn’t e-file your original return with us, you can correct employee information, offer and coverage details, and the details of other covered individuals on Forms 1095-B and 1095-C.


There’s no time like the present to get started e-filing your ACA return (it is due June 30, after all), and the easiest way to do that is with ExpressACAForms. Create an account today, and if you have any questions, give us a call at (704) 839-2270 or send us an email to support@ExpressACAForms.com.

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