Filing Information - ACA

Supported Format

BusinessPlus supports electronic transmittals to the IRS for the following:

• Form 1094-C, Transmittal of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Information Returns.
• Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage.

If you are using a file transfer utility such as FTP to move the files before uploading to the IRS, it is very important that you transfer the files binary.

Your organization must submit an ACA Application for Transmitter Control Code (TCC) with the IRS as an Issuer. Detailed instructions on how to do this are in section three of IRS Publication 5165. 

Electronic Filing Information

Detailed information regarding electronic filing can be found at:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5165.pdf
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5258.pdf
https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/affordable-care-act-information-returns-air

The IRS Help Desk can be contacted at 1-866-937-4130 for assistance with the ACA Application for Transmitter Control Code (TCC).

User Interface (UI) Method

BusinessPlus supports the User Interface method of filing. This is referred to in the IRS publications as "ISS-UI," "UI," or "AFA for ACA Internet Transmitter." BusinessPlus does not support the Application-to-Application (ISS-A2A or A2A) method of submission.

The UI method allows for logging in to an IRS website and uploading the ACA submission files created by BusinessPlus. During the "ACA Application for TCC" process, the transmission method will be requested. Select "AFA for ACA Internet Transmitter" which is the User Interface ("ISS-UI") method and is the only method that BusinessPlus supports.

BusinessPlus does not support paper filing. If BusinessPlus software is used to generate the 1094-C & 1095-C forms, filing electronically will be required, even if you have less than 250 employees receiving the forms.