Money Talk

AUGUST 3, 2022

People can also lower their account balances that get taxed by gifting up to $16,000 to individuals (2022). They include 529 college savings plans, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), tax-deferred annuities, and health savings accounts (HSAs) for people with high-deductible health insurance plans.

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Taxes 401(k) Flexible Spending Account Deductions 189

Benefit Resource Inc.

DECEMBER 2, 2021

2022 Changes to Dependent Care. A Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (often shortened to ‘Dependent Care FSA’) is a pre-tax benefit account used to pay for eligible services such as preschool, summer day camp, before/after school programs, and child or adult daycare. Who is Eligible?

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WEX Inc.

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Participating in a health savings account (HSA) or flexible spending account (FSA) is a great way to save money. Flexible spending account An FSA is an employer-owned account that you use to set aside funds for qualified expenses. The 2022 HSA limits are $3,650 for self-only and $7,300 for family.

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The Olson Group

DECEMBER 9, 2021

As 2021 comes to an end, here are some year-end tips and compliance guidance to ensure you are ready to kick off 2022 on the right track! If your company has reached or exceeded 50 full-time employees you are now requited to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act Compliance (FMLA) in 2022. Happy 2022! Employee Handbooks.

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The IRS has released the 2023 maximum contribution amounts for health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. For 2023, the annual maximum HSA contribution is: $3,850 for self-only coverage (up $200 from 2022); and. The annual contribution limit for 2023 has increased to $3,050, up $200 from 2022. The takeaway.

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HR Professionals Magazine

MARCH 2, 2022

If benefits compliance seems like a never-ending game of whack-a-mole, 2022 will not disappoint. While challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic dominate headlines, a number of new 2022 benefits compliance obligations and updates may fly under the radar. Effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.

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Out of Pocket Cost Flexible Spending Account Deductions Deductible 52

WEX Inc.

AUGUST 10, 2023

You might be surprised to learn that your health savings account (HSA) and medical flexible spending account (FSA) can help you save on purchases of a variety of back-to-school, expenses, including: Thermometers. HSA Medical FSA This blog post was originally published in August 2022 and most recently updated in August 2023.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JULY 4, 2024

It found that: 64% of health plan enrollees selected a traditional plan in plan year 2024, compared to 69% in 2022. The average employer covers 78% of their employees’ health insurance premiums, up from 74% in 2022. Across generations, higher-salaried individuals choose HDHPs over traditional plans.

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Voluntary Benefits Flexible Spending Account Deductions Deductible 97

WEX Inc.

JANUARY 3, 2023

Here are our top 10 blog posts from 2022: Your HSA when you change jobs Were you among the 20% of workers expected to quit their jobs in 2022? Why adding an FSA makes an HSA even better Did you know that you can participate in both an HSA and a flexible spending account (FSA)? Learn more about the limits here.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

On November 9th, the IRS announced additional inflation adjustments for 2024, including to the annual contribution and carryover limits for healthcare flexible spending accounts and the monthly limit for qualified transportation fringe benefits. The new limits are set forth below.

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Griffin Benefits

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The IRS has finally announced adjustments to 2022 contribution limits on various tax-advantaged health and dependent care spending accounts, retirement plans, and other employee benefits such as adoption assistance and transportation benefits. What follows is a summary of the new IRS limits; Health Care FSA Limits Increase for 2022.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

OCTOBER 21, 2022

On October 18th, the IRS announced a slew of inflation adjustments for 2023, including to the annual contribution and carryover limits for healthcare flexible spending accounts and the monthly limit for qualified transportation fringe benefits. Increase from 2022 to 2023. Increase from 2022 to 2023. Health FSAs. .

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Transportation Flexible Spending Account Flexible Spending Health Savings Account 52

Griffin Benefits

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Together, these combined announcements by the IRS detail 2023 adjusted limits to the amounts employees can tuck away pretax into Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), transportation benefits, and retirement plans such as 401(k)s. Adoption Assistance Increases for 2022.

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401(k) Retirement Plan Health Savings Account Deductions 85

WEX Inc.

JULY 20, 2023

HSA or FSA options Similar to the choice in health plans, many participants told us in the survey that they wanted to choose between either a health savings account (HSA) or a flexible spending account (FSA).

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Benefit Resource Inc.

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The results of BRI’s 2022 Participant Satisfaction Survey are in! Summary of Results Use the arrows to view the results of BRI’s 2022 Participant Satisfaction Survey. BRI’s 2022 Participant Satisfaction Survey was conducted from July 19th to August 12th. BRI 2022 Participant Satisfaction Survey.

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Health Consultants Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Flexible Spending Accounts: funded by salary reduction. IRS guidelines restrict certain spending account benefits to maximum annual amounts. A provision of The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 extended use and rollover options to 2022. . Cafeteria Plan benefits often include. Adoption Benefits.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Let’s look back at some of the important things we’ve learned about pre-tax benefits in 2022. Choosing between a Health Savings Account (HSA) and a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) can be overwhelming. In the last year alone, we’ve learned a lot about pre-tax benefits and how to maximize their potential. learn more.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

DECEMBER 30, 2021

New Limits to FSAs, HSAs, Commuter Benefits for 2022. Pre-tax Account Limits for 2022. Health Flexible Spending Account: $2,850 (Up from $2,750 in 2021) Health FSA Rollover: $570 (Up from $550. Health Savings Account Limits for 2022. The Dependent Care FSA limit returns to $5,000 as of January 1, 2022.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Earlier last week, the IRS announced the 2023 inflation adjustments for Flexible Spending Accounts and transportation fringe benefits, as discussed here. Increase from 2022 to 2023. Increase from 2022 to 2023. Increase from 2022 to 2023. Qualified Defined Benefit Plans. Annual Maximum Benefit. 15,000.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The table below compares the applicable dollar limits for certain employee benefit programs and the Social Security wage base for 2022 […]. The post IRS Announces 2023 Employee Benefit Plan Limits appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

On October 11, 2022, the US Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations to modify how affordability under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is determined for an offer of coverage to a family member by an employer-sponsored group health plan, effective for the tax year beginning after December 31, […]. (..)

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Business Management Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Almost all health plans offer add-on accounts — health flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, or health reimbursement accounts. Health flexible spending accounts. Health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are probably the most common add-on accounts. Here are the basics.

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Higginbotham

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

2022 Health FSA Contribution and Transportation Reimbursement Limits Released. Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 125 imposes a maximum dollar limit on employees’ salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending account (FSA). 1, 2022, the health FSA contribution limit is $2,850. 7,300 Family (2022).

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HR Professionals Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2023

With over 4,000 respondents, the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2023 Employee Benefits Survey found that the number of employers offering family support and leave benefits has significantly increased since 2022. Among health care coverage options, preferred provider organizations remained the most common (82%).

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CorpStrat

JANUARY 17, 2023

Health flexible spending accounts (FSAs). IRS Revenue Procedure 2022-24: 2023 limits for HSAs and HDHPs. IRS Notice 2022-55: 2023 limits for retirement plans. IRS Revenue Procedure 2022-33: 2023 limits for health FSAs, adoption assistance and transportation fringe benefits. 401(k) plans. LINKS AND RESOURCES.

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The Olson Group

DECEMBER 9, 2021

As 2021 comes to an end, here are some year-end tips and compliance guidance to ensure you are ready to kick off 2022 on the right track! Audit Full-time Employees (FTE) Count If your company has reached or exceeded 50 full-time employees you are now requited to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act Compliance (FMLA) in 2022.

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Higginbotham

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The following commonly offered employee benefits are subject to these limits: High deductible health plans (HDHPs) and health savings accounts (HSAs); Health flexible spending accounts (FSAs); 401(k) plans; and. 19, the employer should ensure that it uses the newer version, which is instead marked as “Revised 10/20/2022.”

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Benefit Resource Inc.

JULY 14, 2022

It’s July, and that means we’re already halfway through 2022! If you have a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), you probably have some funds to spend before the end of the year. It’s not too late to start planning how to spend your account funds. How to Spend Your FSA Funds.

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Higginbotham

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

4, 2022, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury (Departments) jointly issued FAQs ( FAQs Part 52 ) regarding coverage of over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests. 19, 2022, but it is retroactive to Jan. PCORI Fee Amount Adjusted for 2022. 1, 2022 , since July 31, 2022, is a Sunday.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

JULY 8, 2021

If you have a Medical Flexible Spending Account (FSA), you may have the ability to take leftover funds from one plan year and transfer them to the next. Among the changes employers can make is to allow up to the full election amount for both of these accounts to carryover from 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022, for instance.

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Griffin Benefits

OCTOBER 1, 2022

After this year, reporting will be due by June 1 for the prior calendar year (so reporting for 2022 will be due by June 1, 2023). Additionally, account-based plans, like health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and health care flexible spending accounts (FSAs), are not required to report. Excepted benefits (e.g.,

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Benefits Notes

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In response to stakeholder feed-back regarding FAQs 51, the Agencies released FAQs 52 on February 4, 2022. Guidance Related to the $12 Safe Harbor. The plan or issuer is not required to cover all FDA-approved OTC COVID-19 tests under its direct coverage program to satisfy the adequate access requirement. Additional Guidance.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The IRS released the 2023 contribution limits for Mass Transit and Parking, Medical FSA, and Adoption Assistance in Revenue Procedure 2022-38. Maximum Election : $300 / month (up from $280 / month in 2022). Maximum Annual Limit : $3,050 (up from $2,850 in 2022). Maximum Credit: $15,950 (up from $14,890 in 2022).

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Higginbotham

JULY 12, 2022

According to Investopedia , the maximum benefit in 2022 is $1,800. HRAs may sound like Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), but there are key differences. Excepted benefit health reimbursement arrangements are designed to cover costs that are not covered under group health plans. 1, 2020).

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Out of Pocket Cost Flexible Spending Account Medical Deductions 52

Higginbotham

JUNE 14, 2022

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) have emerged as one solution. Flexible Spending Account vs. Health Savings Account. Flexible Health Spending Account Rules. In 2022, the FSA contribution limit is $2,850. Rising healthcare costs have led to innovative new ways of managing expenses.

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CorpStrat

OCTOBER 26, 2022

18, 2022, the IRS announced various inflation-adjusted tax limits for 2023, including the limit on employees’ salary reduction contributions to health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) offered under cafeteria plans. This will help employees determine how best to allocate their potentially limited resources strained by inflation.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

8, 2022) —Benefit Resource (BRI), a leading provider of innovative and dedicated administration of tax-free benefits programs, announced today the acquisition of North Coast Administrators (NCA), an Ohio-based administrator of consumer-directed benefits and benefit continuation services. ROCHESTER, N.Y.

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