Do I need to amend my 2020 tax return if I received a 1099HC late? I filed my 2020 taxes and they were accepted. Then a week or two later, I finally got a 1099HC.

[nickanthony45]

I am filing in MA.

When I filed my taxes, I said that I did not receive a 1099HC.  It does not say anything different about minimum coverage.

[ToddL99 · Accepted solution]

If you have already filed your MA return, it is not necessary to amend it to report receiving the 1099HC - if MA needs to have a copy, they will let you know and you can send it to them when they ask for it.  

If you completed the MA state tax program interview on health coverage without the 1099-HC, then MA already has the information it needs to confirm health coverage. 

You do not need to amend your federal return to report your 1099HC. 

 Beginning in the 2019 tax year, the federal penalty for failing to enroll in health insurance was discontinued. Accordingly, individual tax payors no longer have to report or certify on their federal returns whether they had health insurance during the tax year and do not need this form. As a result, Group Insurance Commission (GIC) will not be mailing to members the 1095-B form it is no longer needed for tax filing.