Massachusetts Form 1099-HC Filing Instructions for 2024
The Massachusetts Individual Mandate for Health Care
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We will take care of e-filing your MA Form 1099-HC with the
State of Massachusetts.
What is Massachusetts Form 1099-HC?
Massachusetts implemented the Individual health coverage mandates at the state level beginning on January 1, 2006. This mandate requires all Massachusetts residents over the age of 18 to acquire Minimum Creditable Coverage (MCC).
The state requires employers to report certain information about the health insurance coverage offered to their employees who reside in Massachusetts. Therefore, the state designed the MA Form 1099-HC to gather this information from employers.
Learn moreWho must file Form 1099-HC with Massachusetts?
For employers with fully insured plans, most insurance carriers will submit forms MA 1099-HC to report minimum creditable coverage to the state and distribute copies to the employees on behalf of the employers. If their insurance carrier fails to file, employers are responsible for fulfilling these obligations to avoid penalties.
Employers offering self-insured plans are responsible for submitting Form MA 1099-HC to report their minimum creditable coverage to the state and distrib ute copies of the form to their employees.
We will take care of reporting your MA Form 1099-HC with the State of Massachusetts. Provide basic information about your business and get a customized solution as per your needs.
When is the deadline to file MA Form 1099-HC for the 2023 Tax Year?
Recipient Copy Deadline
March 04
2024
E-filing Deadline
April 01
2024
*If your due date falls on a weekend, or legal holiday, the due date is moved to the next
business day.
We take care of filing your MA Form 1099-HC with the State and distribute the copies to your employees on or before the deadline.
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Information required to file MA Form
1099-HC?
To e-file MA Form 1099-HC, you must need the following information:
The name and FID (Federal Tax ID) of the responsible insurance company or administrator.
The name, subscriber number, Date of Birth (DOB), and address of the primary subscriber.
The coverage period during which the MCC was offered to the subscriber and their dependents.
If the subscriber was covered for all 12 months of the year, the box indicating this must be checked.
If the subscriber was not covered for all 12 months of the year, the box against the months the MCC was offered must be checked.
How to File MA Form 1099-HC?
Employers must file MA Form 1099-HC electronically to the Department of Revenue.
Paper filing the Form MA 1099-HC with the Department of Revenue is not permitted.
We will take care of e-filing your MA Form 1099-HC with the State of Massachusetts. Provide basic information about your employees health coverage information.
Submit your Requirements NowMA Form 1099-HC Penalties
If you are a carrier, employer, or benefactor of employment-sponsored health plans who is required to issue Form MA 1099-HC but fail to do so, you could be subject to a penalty of $50 per individual you failed to issue the form to, up to a maximum of $50,000.
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ACAwise is a customized ACA reporting solution that completely takes care of the Massachusetts individual healthcare mandate reporting requirements for employers.
With extensive experience handling the e-filing of both the federal ACA reporting and the state individual mandate reporting, ACAwise will accurately report your Health Care Coverage information with Massachusetts.
Provide your payroll, benefits, and employee census data, using an excel template or your own template. We will generate the Form MA 1099-HC and e-file it with the state of Massachusetts. We can also handle the distribution of your MA 1099-HC copies to your employees before the recipient copy deadline.
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