FSA
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created a research institute known as the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The goal of PCORI is to help patients and those who care for them make better-informed decisions about healthcare choices. PCORI is funded in part by fees which are charged to health plans.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Revenue Procedure 2022-38 on October 18, 2022. The Revenue Procedure includes the inflation-adjusted 2023 contribution limits for certain employee benefit programs. Below is a summary of some of those contribution limit adjustments.
Health Flexible Spending Accounts (Health FSAs)
Summer is finally here! For many people, the arrival of summer means vacations, backyard barbeques, and lots of time spent in the great outdoors. With all the summer fun you’ll be having, you’re probably going to want to stock up on some essential products to help you look and feel your best this season.
It may surprise you to learn that many of these products are FSA-eligible. That means that you can use your Flexible Spending Account to pay for them tax-free!
Everyone knows that Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) save employees money on healthcare and dependent care expenses. But did you know that FSAs save employers money as well?
FSAs are one of the few benefits an employer can provide that often pays for itself—and then some! While there are expenses that will be incurred by the employer when using a third-party administrator for the FSA, there are also payroll tax savings that will offset some or all those expenses.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published Announcement 2021-7 which indicates Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as masks, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes, may be reimbursed under a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), or a Health Savings Account (HSA). These expenses are eligible for reimbursement if the primary reason for the purchase is to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Is your benefits administrator not living up to your standards? Are customer service let-downs and reimbursement problems giving you headaches? Are you worried about sticking it out until your next renewal? Well, worry no more! You don’t need to wait until your next renewal to find a better benefits administrator.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Notice 2021-15 which supplements legislation that was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 pertaining to new, temporary options employers can implement to their Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (Health FSAs and Dependent Care FSAs).
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are one of the fastest-growing employee benefits-and for good reason! There's no other vehicle under the tax code that has the kind of preferential treatment that HSAs provide. Stacking HSAs with an HRA or FSA maximizes both employer and employee tax savings and gives employees more flexibility to pay for current healthcare needs and save for future needs.
President Donald Trump signed a new stimulus bill into law on December 27, 2020 which will provide direct payments to eligible individuals and loans to small businesses, among other things. Among those other things are temporary and optional changes that employers can implement to Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (Health FSAs and Dependent Care FSAs).
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