Q.- We are going to offer a health flexible spending account plan to our employee starting 1/1/2026. We know there is a risk of loss if an employee gets the full ...

Question of the Week - Dependent Care FSA Fiscal/Calendar Year

BAS
16.10.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

Q: Our Dependent Care FSA runs on a July 1-June 30 plan year. We have an employee who started participating in July 2025. She wants to make the full $5,000 annual ...

Question of the Week - FSA for After School Care

BAS
18.09.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

Q: Can I use my Dependent Care FSA to pay for my child's after-school program?

Question of the Week - Return to Work Mandate and DFSA Election

BAS
11.09.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

Q.- We are requiring all employees to return to office work. Will this mandate allow dependent care FSA participants to change their election amounts?

Question of the Week - Limiting Health FSA to Amount Contributed

BAS
28.08.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

Q.- Can we structure our health FSA so employees can only get reimbursed up to the amount they have contributed through payroll deductions at the time of the ...

Question of the Week Using FSA Forfeitures

BAS
21.08.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

Q.- We received a report identifying the amounts that employees did not use in their FSAs from last plan year. What can we do with the forfeited amounts?

Question of the Week - Carryover and Short Plan Year

BAS
17.07.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

Q.- We set up a short FSA plan year, 1/1/25 – 6/30/25, and then on 7/1/2025 we began a full plan year. Our plan has a carryover feature. Do employees get the full amount ...

Question of the Week - Sunscreen and FSA Reimbursement

BAS
03.07.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

Q.- Can employees be reimbursed from their health FSAs for the cost of sunscreen?

Understanding the Difference Between FSA, HRA, and HSA Accounts

BAS
03.07.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

When it comes to health care benefits, employees often hear terms like FSA, HRA, and HSA. While all three are designed to help manage health care expenses, they each ...

Question of the Week - HDHP and HSA

BAS
05.06.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

Q.- An employee elected a health FSA effective 1/1 and now during their annual open enrollment for a 7/1 plan, they are considering enrolling in a High-Deductible HSA ...

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