Tax Bros Need Help With A Request From HR (1 Viewer)

Just got this email from HR.  It's a legit email from them:

The Affordable Care Act requires Employers to send the Tax Form 1095-C to all employees who are/were eligible for Medical coverage during the calendar year.  The Benefits Team is preparing the data for the forms that will be mailed to employees by January 31, 2019 and we need additional information from you.  Specifically, we need you to provide the social security number for your dependent(s)

SS #'s are almost never used as forms of ID anymore.  The only time I ever use them is when I'm filling out my personal taxes.  Why would HR need them?

Form 1095-C is filed with the IRS listing all members of your household with qualified health coverage.  In theory, the IRS uses this form to verify that a member of your household is not subject to a penalty for not having insurance by comparing the SSN's to your return to the information reported on 1095-C.

Thanks Obama

Tom Hagen said:

Form 1095-C is filed with the IRS listing all members of your household with qualified health coverage.  In theory, the IRS uses this form to verify that a member of your household is not subject to a penalty for not having insurance by comparing the SSN's to your return to the information reported on 1095-C.

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So I have to provide this info huh?  Man I hate giving info like that to HR, they're dumb as a box of rocks. 

Not a big deal if you are dealing with a normal HR team or application. I’ve always had to give SS info for kids for healthcare enrollment, but even at the smaller companies this was always still using a pretty reputable HR web application.

James Daulton said:

So I have to provide this info huh?  Man I hate giving info like that to HR, they're dumb as a box of rocks. 

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Why don’t they already have this if your dependents are enrolled in your health plan?

I don’t think I’ve ever applied for benefits without having to supply SSN for all dependents, hell for my current job i had to scan in their birth certificates and my marriage license as well for them to qualify