The IRS issued Notice 2018-06 on Dec. 22, 2017, which extended by 30 days the 2018 due date for distributing 2017 health coverage information forms 1095-C or 1095-B to employees, regarding the health care coverage offered to them.

The new deadline for supplying these forms to employees is March 2, 2018. This 30-day extension is automatic. Employers and providers don’t have to request it.

The due dates for filing 2017 information returns with the IRS were not extended, however. For 2018, the due dates to file information returns with the IRS remain Feb. 28 for paper filers or April 2 for electronic filers.

Notice 2018-6 also extended good-faith transition relief to 2017 information reporting. This relief applies only to incorrect and incomplete information reported on Form 1095-C or 1095-B, and not to a failure to timely furnish or file the forms.

The forms for 1094 and 1095 healthcare reporting are available online from the Internal Revenue Service website.

As a refresher:

1. Form 1094-C is used by employers to give an overview of their plan and cost, and to prove they offered minimum essential coverage to their employees.
2. Form 1095-C is used by employees and employers to show if they had minimum essential health coverage during the year.

The Internal Revenue Service has the forms available online, along with instructions to help employers complete the forms.

Form 1094-C: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1094c.pdf

Form 1095-C: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1095c.pdf

Instructions for completing Forms 1094-C and 1095-C: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i109495c.pdf

Keep in mind that the links above are for reports due for plan year 2015. Each year the IRS may adjust these forms and update them, so be sure you are using the form for the correct tax year.

For questions on how to find plan information or plan reports to complete these documents, check with your Benefit Advisor or your Third Party Administrator.