TaxBandits Knowledge Base

How do I download the draft copies of my ACA 1095 forms?

Before transmitting the ACA forms to the IRS, you can download the draft copies and review each employee’s Form 1095 information. 

You can download the draft copies while preparing ACA forms or the In Progress ACA forms that you created earlier.

To download draft copies while preparing ACA forms, follow the below steps:

• Once you’ve completed filling out the form details, you will be navigated to the federal filing page. From there, click ‘Export PDF’ to start generating the draft PDF.
  

• Once the draft PDF is ready for download, click ‘Download PDF’.

To download the draft copies of the In-progress ACA forms, follow the below steps:

• Navigate to ACA from the dashboard.
• Choose the Tax Year and Business Name. The list of transmitted and in-progress returns of the business for the selected tax year will be displayed. Click ‘Generate’ under the Export PDF column next to the required return to begin generating the draft file.

• Once the draft PDF is ready for download, click Download under the Export PDF column.

Sometimes, it may take longer than usual to generate draft copies. You can either wait until the status changes to ‘Download’ or click Refresh to get the updated status. You will also receive an email once the draft copy is ready for download. Note that the draft copy link will be available for 7 days only.