Form 1095 and W2_Box12 are both tax filings and as such should be treated with the diligence any accounting-based tax filing requires. If the results don’t match on both forms... you essentially are signaling to the IRS that there may be a discrepancy in the filing!

IRS e-filing to the new Affordable Care Act Information Returns system (AIR) requires constant technological improvement to keep up with the requirements the IRS has imposed on applicable large employers (ALE's). Most "tax filers" have not improved their process to the point where they can reduce errors and potential penalties for those using their filing systems. Essentially they can file arithmetic reports such as W-2 and 1099 but do not possess the skills and software to manage ACA filings.

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JUDGE RULES ACA INVALID – WHITE HOUSE SAYS LAW REMAINS IN PLACE On Friday, December 14, Judge Reed O’Connor, a Texas federal district court judge, issued a decision in Texas v. Azar, a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the individual mandate and, with it, the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA).

The IRS has issued Notice 2018-94 extending the due date for the 2018 1095-B and 1095-C forms to be sent to employees from January 31, 2019 until March 4, 2019. However, the Notice also confirms that the due date for filing those same 1095 Forms with the IRS remains the same: February 28, 2019 if filing paper copies or April 1, 2019 if filing electronically. The notice also extends the good faith transition relief for ACA Reporting.