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5 Pre-Tax Tools to Keep Your Stress Levels Low

Benefit Resource Inc.

Since April is Stress Awareness Month, we’ve highlighted five pre-tax benefit services and resources to keep your stress levels low and your health levels high. Savings If you have a pre-tax benefit account like a Flexible Spending Account , Health Savings Account , or Commuter Benefit Account , you’re already ahead of the game.

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Financial and Lifestyle Insights- Part 3

Money Talk

Make Tax-Advantaged Gifts - Consider “bunching” charitable donations with other tax deductions (e.g., state income tax and local property tax) every so often (e.g., Another tax-advantaged way to benefit from charitable gifts is to open a donor advised fund (DAF) with a major brokerage firm.

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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? It is not legal or tax advice. For legal or tax advice, you should consult your own legal counsel, tax and investment advisers.

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Which one is right for you? The DC FSA or the child and dependent care tax credit?

Benefit Resource Inc.

Two of the most common options are a Dependent Care FSA or the child care tax credit. A Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA) helps employees pay for eligible child care expenses by reducing taxable income through payroll deductions. The savings vary depending on which tax bracket an employee is in.

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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. It is not legal or tax advice. For legal or tax advice, you should consult your own legal counsel, tax and investment advisers.

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HSA vs. FSA: See how you’ll save with each

WEX Inc.

Participating in a health savings account (HSA) or flexible spending account (FSA) is a great way to save money. Health savings accounts have a triple-tax advantage, meaning distributions for qualified medical expenses and investment returns are tax-free, and contributions are tax-deductible.

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What happens to employee benefits plans when you elect COBRA?

WEX Inc.

Flexible spending account (FSA) If you were enrolled in an FSA prior to electing COBRA, you may still be able to tap into your FSA funds. Your ability to spend down funds depends on a number of factors, and those factors can be specific to your employers FSA. It is not legal or tax advice.