Q: Open enrollment for the 2026 plan year has closed, and an employee wants to change his election before the new year starts. Can we allow the change?

Question of the Week - FSA Qualifying Dependents

BAS
20.11.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

Q.- We are allowing employees to elect up to the new IRS maximum for their dependent day care FSA. We want to provide a reminder about whose expenses are eligible for ...

Question of the Week – FSA Election Changes

BAS
13.11.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

Q.: Can employees change their FSA election mid-year?

Question of the Week - COBRA Start Date

BAS
06.11.2025
COBRA

Q.- An employee terminated in August. She elected COBRA but took her full 60 days to do so. She wants her payments to be applied starting in November since she hadn’t ...

Question of the Week - Allowing a One-Month Premium Pause

BAS
30.10.2025
Eligibility & Enrollment

Q: An employee said they want to save money in December to buy holiday presents. They don’t anticipate needing to use our health coverage. Can we let them stop paying ...

Question of the Week - Maximum HFSA Contribution

BAS
23.10.2025
Dependent Day Care FSA

Q.- We are going to offer a health flexible spending account plan to our employees 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 - Parking Reimbursement Plan and Termination of ...

BAS
09.10.2025
Question of the Week

Q.- An employee resigned and still has a balance in her parking reimbursement account. Can she continue to use the account? What if she has a claim she incurred before ...

Question of the Week - Dropping Spouse at Open Enrollment

BAS
02.10.2025
COBRA

Q: An employee is going to drop her spouse from coverage at open enrollment. We know they are in the process of getting a divorce. The spouse contacted us and demands to ...

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