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Flexible Spending Account Contribution Limit Climbs

InterWest Insurance Services

The IRS recently announced that the annual contribution limit for flexible spending accounts will rise to $3,200 in 2024, up $150 from this year. Also, employees will be able to carry over up to $640 next year into 2025 if they have funds left over in their account, if their employer allows it (it’s optional).

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WEX celebrates HSA Day 2024 with resources for HR leaders, employees

WEX Inc.

“Health savings accounts are booming in popularity, with total assets eclipsing $123 billion in 2023 – nearly triple from just five years earlier – and yet they’re still widely misunderstood,” said Robert Deshaies, Chief Operating Officer of Benefits at WEX. Employers’ contributions to employees’ HSAs are tax deductible.

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HDHP vs. PPO: Choose the health plan that’s right for you

WEX Inc.

Nearly two-thirds of large employers provide their employees with the choice of a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) and a traditional health plan, such as a preferred provider organization (PPO), during open enrollment. The IRS sets deductible limits that determine what is an HDHP. But there are high-deductible PPOs, as well.

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IRS Announces 2024 Employee Benefit Plan Limits

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for various employer-sponsored retirement and welfare plans for 2024. Most of the dollar limits that are subject to adjustment for cost-of-living increases will increase for 2024.

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Gen Z Workers Go for HDHPs, but Don’t Forget Your Other Employees

InterWest Insurance Services

workers choosing high-deductible health plans has leveled off during the last two years, uptake has been growing rapidly among one segment of the working population: Gen Z employees. HDHPs feature higher deductibles and more out-of-pocket expenses in exchange for lower premiums upfront. While the number of U.S.

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New HSA, FSA, 401(k) Contribution Levels Set

InterWest Insurance Services

The IRS has released the 2023 maximum contribution amounts for health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. The changes, which the IRS releases in November each year, will affect contribution limits for HSAs, FSAs and 401(k) and other retirement accounts. 7,750 for family coverage (up $450).

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IRS Announces 2024 Employee Benefit Plan Limits

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

On November 9, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for certain health and welfare plan benefits, including those for health flexible spending arrangements and commuter benefit plans, among other important updates.