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Decoding IRS ACA XML Errors: A Guide for Successful eFiling

If your ACA XML submission contains errors, the IRS will return a file named 'Ack_1094_xxxxxxxxxxxx.xml'. This guide explains how to read that file and resolve the errors.


How to decode IRS error message

If you filed the ACA forms with halfpricesoft efiling service

You can download the Error Details Report from your online client account. You can find the employee name, error code and error description from this report. Learn more here >>

If you filed ACA forms to IRS with your own TCC, here are two options:

  • Log in your client account and interpret the IRS XML message with our Parse ACA Errors Tools.



  • Or follow this step-by-step guide below and interpret IRS error message yourself



    • Step 1: Interpret IRS error message manaually

    1.1 Download IRS error message from your IRS account



    1.2 Open this error description file, find the record ID, error code and and error description



    1.3 Open your ACA efile XML files and find the employee name by the record ID




    Step 2: Fix the 1095 form error for this employee.

    2.1 Start ez1095 software, open 1095C (or B) form list and find the employee



    2.2 Refer to 1095 efiling error and soluton list if needed.

    2.3 Edit form and fix the error.




    Step 3: Generate the new efile XML documents, validate it and submit to IRS.




    Related Links

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  • How to efile 1095-B correction form only

  • How to efile 1095 replacement

  • How to generate test scenarios EFiles?

  • How to validate XML files before submitting to IRS?

  • How to Import Data



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