1. US Affordable Care Act Year-End Processing Guide
  2. Understanding the 1095-C Workfiles Definitions

Understanding the 1095-C Workfiles Definitions

Before you generate Form 1095-C, you must define:

  • The AIR ID that defines the records processed by the versions associated to the AIR ID

  • The information that you are processing, such as the Reporting Year and whether you are processing Original or Corrected returns

  • The versions for the batch processes that you will submit

You define an AIR ID and AIR processing parameters to compile the information required to produce Forms 1094-C and 1095-C and to file electronically.

The first step to create an AIR year-end workfile is to create an AIR ID. The AIR ID identifies the records that are associated with a particular year-end workfile build process. The AIR ID should be unique for each processing year. For example, to process separate year-end workfiles for companies 100, 200, and 300 during a reporting year, then create AIR IDs 100, 200, and 300. Do not use the same AIR ID to process information for different workfile builds.

After you create the AIR ID, you set the ACA Information Returns parameters.