IMPORTANT HEALTH COVERAGE TAX DOCUMENTS
New for the 2024 Tax Year!
Cornell SHP has partnered with Experian Employer Services to provide you with your 1095-B form in 3 easy steps.
- Login to the SHP 1095-B site with your Cornell NetID or WCM CWID and password.
- Confirm electronic delivery of your 1095-B form by February 28, 2025.
- When your form is ready, you will receive an email notification from Experian Paperless Employee with a hyperlink to download and or print your form!
What happens if I miss the deadline?
If you do not consent to electronic delivery by February 28th and you need a 1095-B form, you must login to the SHP 1095-B site and request a paper form to be mailed to you. Without exception, all paper forms will be mailed on April 1st. To protect your privacy, the Office of Student Health Benefits cannot retrieve or send you an electronic copy of your 2024 1095-B form.
If you do not take action, no 1095-B form will be sent to you.
What if I need a 1095-B form for my dependents?
Any student that also had dependent and or child coverage during the plan year, will receive forms for those individuals along with the student form.
Do I need a 1095-B form?
It depends. The IRS provides some guidance on healthcare information forms--also known as 1095-B forms; talking with a tax professional may also be useful to you. While it is not necessary to wait for your 1095-B form to file your federal income tax return, you may need the form to file your state tax return.
NOTE: We do NOT provide copies of IRS form 1098-T, which reports tuition and associated expenses. For information on this form, please see this page from the Office of the Bursar.
Please make sure that the University Registrar has your SSN or ITIN on record: Log in to your Student Essentials account to check that your SSN/ITIN number is listed correctly.
In compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), all individuals covered under the Cornell Student Health Plan are required by law to furnish a taxpayer identification number to Cornell, either as a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Tax ID Number (ITIN).
We use the taxpayer identification number when we submit completed 1095-b forms to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on behalf of all individuals who were enrolled in SHP or SHP Plus during that year. This reporting requirement verifies that plan members had insurance that provides minimum essential coverage.
If you have not yet provided the Registrar with your SSN/ITIN, please do so by December 31 using one of the following methods:
- In Person – Visit the Office of the University Registrar, located at 245 Day Hall, and bring a copy of your original social security card or taxpayer/ITIN letter and two forms of identification.
- By Secure File Transfer – Take a picture of your SSN/ITIN card and login to Cornell’s SFTP system. Click “prepare upload” and select Go to https://sft.cornell.edu/login/, select univreg@cornell.edu as your recipient and upload an image of your card. Be sure to include a description of what you are sending in the notes section.
If you do not have an SSN or ITIN, please refer to this website for assistance.
International students: We understand that international students and their families who are not receiving fellowship payments or wages will not be eligible to apply for a SSN/ITIN, and therefore will not be able to supply this tax identification number to the university.
If you would like an electronic copy of your 1095-b form for a tax year prior to 2024, please send an email to shp-finance@cornell.edu. Please include your full name, 7-Digit Cornell ID, and enter “1095-B” in the subject line.
