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Benefits bulletin: Penalties increased for section 6055 and section 6056 reporting violations

July 29, 2015 Article 1 min read
Authors:
Jonathon Trionfi

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created new reporting requirements under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Sections 6055 and 6056. These new reporting rules require certain employers to report information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the health coverage offered during the year. Related statements must also be provided to individuals.

On June 29, 2015, President Barack Obama signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 into law, which increases penalties for the failure to file correct information returns or to provide individual statements under either Section 6055 or Section 6056. These changes are effective forinformation returns and individual statements required to be filed or provided after Dec. 31, 2015.

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