Health Flexible Spending Accounts (Health FSAs)

A Health FSA is a medical reimbursement plan that is a flexible spending arrangement.  It allows employees to buy certain medical expenses for themselves, their spouses and/or tax dependents and pay for them with pre-tax salary reductions.

 

About Health FSAs:

     •  Any employee is eligible (subject to employer-designed exclusions)

      Employees save on Federal and State Income Tax, along with FICA and Medicare          taxes (approximately 30%)

      Employers save on FICA and Medicare taxes (7.65%)

    •  Maximum contributions levels are set by the employer

    •  Unspent balances cannot be carried over to the next year

    •  IRS non-discrimination rules apply

    •  Need to have a written plan document, distribute a summary plan description and in          some cases annually file a Form 5500

 

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