Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
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Even though they focus on different kinds of expenses — health care and dependent care — both FSAs have something important in common: They let you set aside pretax dollars to use on qualified expenses. And that can help you save money.
A Health Care Flexible Spending Account (HC FSA) helps you budget for certain health care expenses by allowing you to set aside pretax income to be used on qualified expenses. There are two types of accounts, depending on which medical plan you’re enrolled in and whether you’re contributing to the HSA.
You may contribute from $100 to $3,200 of your pretax salary to the Health Care FSA and use this tax-free money to pay for eligible health care expenses.
Eligible expenses are those you incur for yourself or anyone you claim on your tax return as a dependent. Your dependents don’t have to be covered under the Synopsys health care plans to be eligible.
Eligible expenses must be tax-deductible, medically necessary, and not covered by your medical, dental, or vision plans. Eligible expenses include:
Eligible expenses do not include cosmetic procedures, treatments not supervised by a qualified health care professional, premiums for employer-provided health care plans, or other expenses that are not medically necessary. Review the list of eligible expenses.
You have two options for paying for your health care expenses with your FSA:
The Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) allows you to set aside money on a pretax basis (reducing your taxable income) that can then be used to pay for child or elder day care expenses of legal dependents. Note: If your spouse also has access to a Dependent Care FSA, your combined contributions cannot exceed $5,000.
You may contribute $100 to $5,000 of your pretax salary to the Dependent Day Care FSA. Under federal rules, you may contribute up to $5,000 per calendar year per family. If you’re married and filing separately, the maximum is $2,500.
Qualified expenses include licensed day care center or after-school care for children up to age 13 and care for elderly and/or disabled adults who qualify as tax dependents. Review the list of eligible expenses.
Note: The Dependent Day Care FSA cannot be used for health care expenses for you or your dependents.
You have three ways to submit Health Care or Dependent Care FSA reimbursement claims.
Visit Benefitsolver. Select HealthEquity in the home page sidebar to access your FSA. Log in and submit your claim through HealthEquity.
Use the EZ Receipts®️ mobile app to file and manage your claims. Visit HealthEquity, and select Log In/Register and then Employee Registration to create your unique account credentials and to begin using the app.
You can enter your claim details online and then print and fax or mail your completed form with documentation. Fax it to (877) 353-9236, or mail it to: Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 14053, Lexington, KY 40512.
The use-it-or-lose-it rule applies if you don’t use all the money in your account by the end of the two-month grace period following the plan year. The rule also applies if your employment terminates before the end of the plan year, and you don’t have eligible expenses incurred before your termination date to claim for reimbursement. When your employment terminates, you have the option to continue the FSA through COBRA through the end of the plan year.
Important Dates to Remember
If you have an FSA in 2024, you can use the funds in your account until February 28, 2025. You may submit claims until March 31, 2025.