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Sovos ACA Reporting (1094/1095) in the Information Reporting suite

Global tax-compliance vendor whose Information Reporting suite includes ACA software and managed services for Forms 1094 and 1095.

Overview

Sovos is a tax and regulatory compliance company that markets the Sovos Compliance Cloud for e-invoicing, indirect tax, information reporting, and related products. Inside the Information Reporting and Withholding Suite, Sovos ACA Reporting automates federal and state filings for Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C, with IRS AIR e-file, flexible recipient delivery, automated validations, and optional managed services. Public homepage scale claims include 100,000+ companies globally, 16 billion transactions in the last fiscal year, coverage in ~200 countries, and use by half the Fortune 500 (vendor figures).

Why it matters Sovos is the information-reporting specialist (1099 + ACA) large finance teams already use, not an HR wellness or eligibility-measurement suite.

Target buyer
Large employers and health insurers with high form volume or many EINs that want ACA filing inside a broader information-reporting (1099/withholding) platform.
Pricing model
Per-form (ACA product page); enterprise quotes for high volume
Sovos states ACA Reporting pricing is based on the number of forms filed. Dollar rates are not listed on the public ACA page. Broader Compliance Cloud deals are sales-assisted.
Availability
National
Research
Last researched 2026-08-23
Agent-strong category

Key features

  • Support for Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C
  • Electronic filing through the IRS AIR system
  • Flexible form delivery by business and recipient preference
  • State reporting requirements support
  • Automated validations positioned as audit-ready
  • Optional managed services to outsource daily ACA administration
  • Multi-EIN / high-volume filing (illustrated in the Fortis Management Group case study: 60+ EINs)

Integrations

  • IRS AIR
  • Sovos Compliance Cloud / information-reporting platform (1099 and other IR products)
  • Spreadsheet/upload onboarding described in the Fortis case; a full public HCM connector list was not on the ACA product page

Overview

Sovos sells always-on / AI-assisted global tax compliance. The homepage lists an Information Reporting and Withholding Suite that includes 1099 reporting, crypto tax, withholding, and ACA Reporting. The dedicated ACA product page (sovos.com/trr/products/aca-reporting-software/) is the source for form-level facts.

Sovos ACA Reporting is aimed at large employers and health insurers. It streamlines federal and state 1094/1095 filings, validates data, delivers recipient copies, and e-files via IRS AIR. A managed-services option outsources daily administration. Form types supported: 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, 1095-C.

A Fortis Management Group case study describes uploading spreadsheet data for 60-plus EINs, mailing 1095-Cs, transmitting to the IRS, and catching errors before mail—after Fortis had incorrectly filed under a single parent EIN in TY2015. Sovos also publishes IRS AIR schema and Publication 5165 regulatory notes for customers.

Company-level homepage metrics (100K+ companies, 16B transactions, ~200 countries, half of Fortune 500) describe Sovos overall, not ACA seats.

Key Capabilities

  • Four ACA information-return types.
  • AIR transmission and status/error handling (described across Sovos ACA/AIR content).
  • Recipient delivery options.
  • State-requirement support (jurisdictions not fully enumerated on the short product page).
  • Validations and audit-readiness messaging.
  • Managed services SKU.

Integrations & Ecosystem

Lives next to Sovos 1099 and other IR products. AIR is the IRS integration. HCM names are not listed on the ACA marketing page. The Fortis story shows spreadsheet intake.

Pricing

Based on form count. No public rate card. Contact sales / demo.

Notes & Limitations

  • Sovos is much broader than ACA; this directory entry covers the ACA reporting module only.
  • Eligibility measurement / look-back engines are not described on the ACA product page the way Trusaic or Equifax describe them—confirm whether Sovos is filing-only vs. year-round measurement.
  • State list is “full support for unique state reporting requirements” without a complete public roster on that page.
  • “National” U.S. ACA filing plus Sovos’s global tax platform.

Sources

Tags: Sovos · ACA reporting · 1095-C · 1095-B · AIR · information reporting · 1099