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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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Happy 2023! Get educated with our top 2022 blog posts

WEX Inc.

To kick off another year of providing you with the employee benefits tips and information you need, we wanted to look back at your favorite blog posts from the last year. 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?

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The IRS use-or-lose rule and what it means for FSAs

WEX Inc.

The IRS’ use-or-lose rule governs flexible spending accounts (FSAs). A flexible spending account (FSA) is an employer-sponsored benefit that allows employees to set aside a portion of their pre-tax salary to pay for qualified medical expenses or dependent care expenses. So what is the use-or-lose rule? What is a FSA?

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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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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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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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Top Blogs of the Decade

Benefit Resource Inc.

As we close out the decade, we look back at the most educational, news breaking blogs. From tax reform to how-to articles, here are the top 10 blogs from Benefit Resource: Check Your Balance. From the FSAStore to Amazon, here are the best places to use up your Flexible Spending Account funds.