Taking the initiative to get the job done is a behavior that should be rewarded. One caveat is that when the outcome is very important, sometimes it's a good idea to ask for help. ACA compliance is very complicated and even a small error in the data can cause inadvertent penalties to be determined by the IRS. If you are not 100% certain the data is error-free, we would be pleased to do a pre-filing audit for you at no cost.

As soon as you e-file your ACA data; the IRS ACA Compliance Validation (ACV) system takes over! Once this process has begun you are now in an adversarial position with the IRS and now have to basically prove that the assessed penalties are incorrect and unnecessary. Why not avoid this trauma and extra work with the FREE examination of your data before it's filed to the IRS.

Tax year 2018 presents some special challenges. First the distribution of form 1095 employees is at the end of January, not a lot of time. In addition this coincides with delivery of W-2 and 1099 and other tax documents estimated by the IRS to be over 3.5 billion in tax year 2018.

ACA compliance with BenefitScape is the ACA EasyButton. Don't wait until you are underwater when there are so many attractive outsourcing solutions available at BenefitScape.

Massachusetts' new and increased EMAC Assessments are beginning January 1st, 2018 and ending December 31st, 2019. Fiscal Year 2018's budget-related legislation temporarily increased an existing employer fee known as the Employer Medical Assistance Contribution (EMAC) and also created a new, temporary, 5% assessment on employers to help offset a projected future $600 million shortfall in the MassHealth program.