Filed taxes with TurboTax but forgot to include 1095-C form - do I need to amend?

The good news is you don't need to worry about redoing your taxes! Form 1095-C is an informational form that employers provide to show what health insurance coverage they offered you throughout the year. Since you mentioned all the insurance sections are blank, it's likely just documenting that your employer offered coverage but you didn't enroll. You don't actually submit the 1095-C with your tax return - it's meant for your reference when answering questions about health coverage. Since TurboTax would have already asked you about your health insurance situation during the filing process, and you presumably answered that you didn't have coverage, you've already addressed this correctly in your return. Keep the 1095-C with your tax records, but there's no need to amend your return or delay mailing what you've prepared. Just make sure you've correctly answered the health insurance coverage questions on your tax return.

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Something else to consider - if you didn't have health insurance for the full year, you might have qualified for an exemption or faced a penalty depending on your state. The federal penalty was eliminated, but some states still have their own mandates. What state are you in? That might affect whether this form matters for your state return.

When I file through TurboTax, I never mail anything physically - I always e-file. Is there a reason you're mailing paper forms? E-filing is usually faster for processing and refunds.