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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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Ten Tax Planning Tips for 2022

Money Talk

In an earlier blog post , I described 12 tax planning topics for 2022. Now that 2021 income tax season has been over for a month and the dust has settled, it is time to start some serious tax planning for 2022.

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Support your employees’ fertility benefit needs with an HSA or FSA

WEX Inc.

And did you know that a variety of fertility and infertility treatments are eligible for health savings account (HSA) and medical flexible spending account (FSA) funds? The information in this blog post is for educational purposes only. WEX receives compensation from some of the merchants identified in its blog posts.

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Vision expenses piling up? Use your HSA or FSA

WEX Inc.

However, for participants of health savings accounts (HSAs) or medical flexible spending accounts (FSAs) , there are ways to alleviate the financial burden associated with vision-related costs. The information in this blog post is for educational purposes only. It is not legal or tax advice. The post Vision expenses piling up?

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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.

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4 considerations when choosing employee benefits for the first time

WEX Inc.

In the second blog post in our three-part series to educate first-time participants, we walk through a few factors you should consider when choosing among employee benefits accounts for the first time. Click here for the first blog post in our series on choosing a health plan for the first time.

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IRS Issues Reminder that Claims Under Health and Dependent Care FSAs Must Be Substantiated

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued a Chief Counsel Advice memorandum to remind sponsors of health and dependent care flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) about their responsibility to adequately substantiate claims in order to receive favorable tax treatment under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code).