ACA Reporting - Client Setup
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to encourage employers to provide timely, affordable and appropriate health benefits to eligible employees. In order to provide the right benefits, at the right time and to the right employees, employers must obtain and maintain accurate data. Tracking and reporting this information is a large part of complying with the ACA and avoiding costly penalties from the IRS and applicable state agencies.
The ACA applies to applicable large employers (ALEs), which are businesses that had 50 or more full-time and full-time equivalent (FTE) employees on average during the previous year. When determining full-time status, it’s best practice to measure all employees within an organization because traditional HR status does not always reflect ACA benefits eligibility.
Once a client has identified themselves as needing ACA reporting, use the following resources to setup your client for ACA Compliance Reporting
Follow the ACA Setup Checklist
If you need to load historical hours follow ACA Setup - Hours History
If you need to load historical Employment Categories follow ACA Setup - Employment Category
If you need to load historical Benefit Plan elections or build a new ACA benefit plan follow
ACA Setup - Benefit Plans Setup
To create the ACAHRS Accumulator follow ACA Setup - ACAHRS Accumulator
To get clarification around the ACA report options follow How Do I Use the ACA Report Options Tab?
To get clarification around the ACA Measurement Policies follow How Do I Use ACA Measurement Policies?
Take a look at the following quick help videos to aid in your understanding Quick Help Videos
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ACA Applicable Large Employer Details
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ACA Benefit Enrollment Trigger
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ACA Forms Review
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ACA FT Lookback Report - New Hires
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ACA FT Lookback Report - Ongoing Employees
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ACA Look Back Change in Status Report
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ACA Measurement