The IRS Announces ACA AIR Shutdown / Reopening for Filing Season 2025 (Tax Year 2024)

Here’s a summary of the IRS announcement:

AIR Production Environment Shutdown:

  • Begins: Sunday, December 8, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
  • Affects: All transmissions, including corrections and replacements
  • Purpose: Preparation for Filing Season 2025/Tax Year 2024

Do Not Access:

  • Application to Application (A2A) channel
  • User Interface (UI) channel

AIR Production Environment Start-up:

  • Resumes: Friday, January 10, 2025, 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time

AIR Assurance Testing System (AATS):

  • Remains available during Production Shutdown
  • Exception: Routine maintenance every Sunday

Important:

1095-C / 1094-C Filers can Utilize our 1095 Mate software to print and e-File ACA forms with IRS AIR System.