Electronic filing.

You must submit the information to the IRS electronically. Submit the information through the Department of Health and Human Services Data Services Hub.

Furnishing required information to the individual.

Marketplaces use Form 1095-A to furnish the required statement to recipients. A separate Form 1095-A must be furnished for each policy, and the information on the Form 1095-A should relate only to that policy. If two or more tax filers are enrolled in one policy, each tax filer receives a statement reporting coverage of only the members of that tax filer's tax family (a tax family may include the tax filer, the tax filer’s spouse if the tax filer is filing a joint return with his or her spouse, and the tax filer’s dependents). See the instructions for line 4 for more information about who is a recipient. Don't furnish a Form 1095-A for a catastrophic health plan or a stand-alone dental plan. See the instructions for Part III, column A.

On Form 1095-A statements furnished to recipients, filers of Form 1095-A may truncate the social security number (SSN) of an individual receiving coverage by showing only the last four digits of the SSN and replacing the first five digits with asterisks (*) or Xs. Truncation isn't allowed on forms filed with the IRS.

Statements must be furnished to recipients on paper by mail, unless a recipient affirmatively consents to receive the statement in an electronic format. If mailed, the statement must be sent to the recipient’s last known permanent address, or if no permanent address is known, to the recipient’s temporary address.

Consent to furnish statement electronically.

The requirement to obtain affirmative consent to furnish a statement electronically ensures that statements are sent electronically only to individuals who are able to access them. A recipient may provide her or his consent on paper or electronically, such as by email. If consent is provided on paper, the recipient must confirm the consent electronically. An electronic statement may be furnished by email or by informing the recipient how to access the statement on a Marketplace’s website (for example, in the recipient's Marketplace account).

Line 1.

Enter the Marketplace state name or abbreviation.

Line 2.

Enter the number the Marketplace assigned to the policy. If the policy number is greater than 15 characters, enter only the last 15 characters.

Line 3.

Enter the name of the issuer of the policy.

Line 4.

Enter the name of the recipient of the statement. This should be the person identified at enrollment as the tax filer (the person who is expected to file a tax return, to claim other family members as dependents, and who, if qualified, would take the premium tax credit for the year of coverage for his or her tax family). If the tax filer can't be identified from the information provided at enrollment (for example, because no financial assistance was requested), enter the name of the primary applicant for the coverage.

Line 5.

Enter the social security number (SSN) for the recipient shown on line 4.

Line 6.

Enter the recipient’s date of birth only if line 5 is blank.

Lines 7, 8, and 9.

Enter information about the recipient’s spouse, if the recipient has one, if advance credit payments were made for the coverage. Enter this information even if the advance credit payments were not made for the spouse's coverage. Enter a date of birth only if line 8 is blank.

Line 10.

Enter the date that coverage under the policy started. If the policy was in effect at the start of the year, enter 1/1/2024.

Line 11.

Enter the date of termination if the policy was terminated during the year. If the policy was in effect at the end of the year, enter 12/31/2024.

Lines 12–15.

Enter the recipient's address.

Column A.

Enter the total monthly enrollment premiums for the policy in which the covered individuals enrolled. Include only the premiums allocable to essential health benefits. If a covered individual is enrolled in a stand-alone dental plan, include the portion of the premiums for the stand-alone dental plan that is allocable to pediatric dental coverage in the total monthly enrollment premiums. If more than one Form 1095-A is filed for coverage of the recipient’s family for the same months because, for example, a family member enrolled in a separate policy, include the portion of the premium for pediatric dental coverage in the amount in column A on only one Form 1095-A. If more than one tax filer is enrolled in a policy, report on each tax filer's Form 1095-A only those enrollment premiums allocated to that tax filer. If a policy is terminated by an issuer for nonpayment of premiums, enter -0- for a month in which the covered individuals have coverage but the premiums are not fully paid (generally, the first month of a grace period). If one or more covered individuals terminate coverage before the last day of a month, the amount reported in this column should not include any amount of the monthly enrollment premium that was refunded. If the issuer provided a premium credit for one or more months, the amount reported in this column should be the amount of the monthly enrollment premium as reduced by any premium credit.

Column B.

Enter the premiums for the applicable second lowest cost silver plan (SLCSP) that was used as a benchmark to compute monthly advance credit payments. If advance payments were made, the applicable SLCSP for a month is the SLCSP that applies to individuals in Part II who were identified, at enrollment, as members of the tax filer's tax family (the tax filer, the tax filer's spouse if the tax filer is filing a joint return with her or his spouse, and any dependents of the tax filer) and who are enrolled in the coverage on the first day of the month and are not eligible for other health coverage for that month. However, if an individual enrolls in coverage and the enrollment is effective on the date of the individual's birth, adoption, placement in foster care, or on the effective date of a court order, the individual should be considered to have enrolled on the first day of the month for purposes of the applicable SLCSP premium reported in column B. If all covered individuals enroll after the first of the month, and no individual's coverage is effective on the date of the individual's birth, adoption, placement in foster care, or on the effective date of a court order, enter -0- in column B for that month. If more than one Form 1095-A is filed for coverage of a tax filer’s family for the same month (for example, because members of the family were split among several policies), enter the SLCSP premium that applies to all the family members who were enrolled in any policy on the first of the month and who were not eligible for other health coverage for that month. Enter this SLCSP premium in column B on each Form 1095-A.

In some cases, the information provided at enrollment may not indicate which covered individuals are members of the recipient's family and are not eligible for other health coverage. (Such information may not be provided, for example, because no financial assistance was requested.) If this is the case, and if the Marketplace has provided a tool for determining the applicable SLCSP premium for the year of coverage at the time of filing the tax return, leave column B blank. If the Marketplace has not provided a tool for determining the applicable SLCSP premium, enter the premiums for the SLCSP that would apply to all individuals identified in Part II as covered for the month.

If a policy is terminated by an issuer for nonpayment of premiums and advance credit payments are made, enter -0- for a month in which the covered individuals have coverage but the premiums are not paid (generally, the first month of a grace period). However, if an individual enrolled on the first day of a month terminates coverage before the last day of the month, the individual should be considered to have been enrolled for the entire month for purposes of the applicable SLCSP premium reported in column B.

Column C.

Enter the amount of advance credit payments for the month. If more than one Form 1095-A is filed for coverage of a tax filer’s family for the same months, enter only the advance credit payment amount allocated to the policy reported on this Form 1095-A. If the tax filer’s family is also enrolled in a stand-alone dental plan, any advance credit payments allocated to the stand-alone dental plan should be added to the advance credit payments allocated to one of the policies reported on a Form 1095-A.