2017 Forms 1094 & 1095 Now Available

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the final forms and instructions for Forms 1094 and 1095 for calendar year 2017 reporting. Employers are required to report in early 2018 for calendar year 2017.

2017 Forms and Instructions
The following calendar year 2017 reporting forms and instructions are now available:

• Form 1094-C (transmittal)
• Form 1095-C
  • 2017 Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C
• Form 1094-B (transmittal)
• Form 1095-B
  • 2017 Instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B

Information Reporting Deadlines
The deadlines for submitting Forms 1094 and 1095 are as follows:

• Applicable large employers (ALEs)—generally those with 50 or more full-time employees, including full-time equivalent employees (FTEs)—must file Forms 1094-C and 1095-C with the IRS no later than February 28, 2018 (or April 2, 2018, if filing electronically). ALEs must also furnish a Form 1095-C to all full-time employees by January 31, 2018.
• Self-insuring employers that are not considered ALEs must file Forms 1094-B and 1095-B with the IRS no later than February 28, 2018 (or April 2, 2018, if filing electronically). A Form 1095-B must also be furnished to "responsible individuals" (who may be the primary insured, employee, former employee, or other related person named on the application) by January 31, 2018.