Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• What is a flexible spending account (FSA)?
• How much can I contribute to my flexible spending accounts (FSAs)?
• Can I have both a health savings account (HSA) and a medical flexible spending account (medical FSA)?
• Does a flexible spending account (FSA) hurt my other benefits?
• What is the benefit of a medical flexible spending account (medical FSA)?
• What are some common medical flexible spending account (medical FSA) eligible expenses?
• What is the benefit of a dependent care flexible spending account (DC-FSA)?
• What are some common eligible dependent care expenses?
• Will dependent care flexible spending account (DC-FSA) funds be available on the PayFlex debit card?
• How do you use the PayFlex Card®?
• Where can you use the PayFlex card?
• What can you buy with the PayFlex card?
• What expenses does a limited purpose flexible spending account (L-FSA) cover?
• What are some benefits of a limited purpose flexible spending account (L-FSA)?
• What happens to my flexible spending account(s) (FSA) in the case of termination or change in employment?
• What is the significance of the plan year (calendar year) to my flexible spending account (FSA)?
• Who manages the flexible spending accounts (FSA)?
• Which types of flexible spending accounts (FSAs) come with a debit card?
• How do you register your PayFlex FSA online?
• How do you access your flexible spending account (FSA) funds?
• Will my prior year medical flexible spending account (medical FSA) or limited purpose flexible spending account (L-FSA) funds carry over to the next plan year on January 1?
• Will the deposit of the carry-over funds reduce my current payroll deduction for the pledge I have selected this year?
• What is the deadline for filing claims from 2017 for the medical flexible spending account (medical FSA), limited purpose spending account (L-FSA), or dependent care flexible spending account (DC-FSA)?
• When will my remaining transportation and parking FSA funds carry over to the next plan year?
• Can I open a transportation FSA for UBER or TAXI services?
• Can I open a transportation FSA for bike rental fees when the bike rental is used as transportation to and from my place of employment?
• My husband and I are both state employees, and we both enrolled in medical flexible spending accounts (medical FSA). Can both plans cover medications for my husband?
• I am quitting my job and my last day will be December 2. Can I terminate my flexible spending account so that the payroll deductions are not taken from the final paycheck?
• I am a part-time employee. Am I eligible for 401K and flexible benefits?
• I am a 120-day retiree. Am I eligible for flexible benefits?