Affordable Care Act (ACA) information returns and transmittals are electronically filed through the ACA Information Return system, also known as AIR.
Scheduled Maintenance: May 26 - 29, 2018
The AIR AATS and Production environments will be unavailable from approximately 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, May 26, 2018, until approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, due to critical system updates. Please do not attempt to access the AIR System via the A2A or UI Channels during the maintenance period. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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| System Status | Operational |
Operational |
| Tax Years Available | 2015, 2016 and 2017 | 2015, 2016 and 2017 |
| Scheduled Maintenance Build: A routine maintenance build is scheduled every Sunday. The system will be unavailable from 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Eastern. | ||
Latest Updates
03/21/2018: Publication 5258 has been updated. See the Summary of Changes in the publication for details.
1/2/2018: Which WSDLs do I use?
- AATS: Use the AATS WSDL Package titled "FS18-TY17 AATS WSDL Package." All transmissions to AATS must use:
- Processing Year 2018 AATS WSDLs
- the 2017 manifest, including prior year returns 2015 and 2016
- Production: Use the Production WSDL Package titled "FS18-TY17 Production WSDL Package." Beginning January 22, 2018, all transmissions to Production must use:
- Processing Year 2018 Production WSDLs
- the 2017 manifest, including prior year returns 2015 and 2016
See the Year 2015 and 2016 Information page for how to generate tax year 2015 and 2016 forms.
For more information regarding AIR, please see the AIR Program on IRS.gov.