Unless your employer's plan year runs June to June and you're still in the plans grace period too much time has likely elapsed for the Vendor to accept claim paperwork (unless you have a strong advocate in HR who will make an extremely unusual and probably non-compliant exception for you). And this is the eligible expenses list from Wageworksīottom line, I doubt you'll be able to collect on this claim. The FSA Credential is designed for professionals who benefit from understanding the link between financially material sustainability information and a company’s ability to drive enterprise value. Here is IRS Publication 502 that outlines eligible expenses. While you can use your FSA funds for some things that your medical insurance generally excludes (like eye glasses and COBRA premiums) you may want to ensure that the procedure you've received is an eligible expense. You may find what you're looking for here, saving yourself the trouble of sending us an email or picking up the phone. Below are questions we hear a lot from counselors and students. FSA and HSA accounts offer really great tax benefits to the people that use them, but that benefit comes with some strict regulation. Find Answers to Frequently Asked Questions. BUT, if you don't use your funds they're gone.Īs an aside, 'medically necessary' doesn't really have any bearing on HSA and FSA expense eligibility. Want to submit a claim Go to File a Claim. Need to know if an expense is eligible View Eligible Expenses.

For fast answers, go to these resources: Have a question about FSAs Check out our FAQs. Then if in March you leave the company having only contributed $500 you don't owe the difference. 877-FSAFEDS (372-3337) TTY Line: 86 FSAFEDS Benefits Counselors are available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. If you elect to contribute $200 per month, you can go have a $2,400 surgery on January first and pay for it completely with your FSA funds that you haven't even contributed yet. The use it or lose it nature of an FSA stems from the fact that you have access to all of your annual allocation on the first day of the plan year. Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) Have a question about Title IV federal student aid or one of the services the Department of Education provides Contact one of our Customer Service Centers or Federal Student Aid Offices. Only a verified email address OR a verified mobile phone number is. When the plan year has closed it's generally closed with a capital C in order to stay compliant with the IRS regulations. Review and agree to FSAs terms and conditions. A grace period extends your ability to incur and file claims, but the extended filing date is typically March 31, considering a January 1 plan year.

While this is not specific to Wageworks, there are a couple of options an employer can elect known as the grace period or the roll over. Do you know your plan's plan year (does the plan have a January 1 start date)? I'm assuming you're referencing the 2015 plan year considering you mention it's been nearly a year.

It's not likely that an FSA vendor will accept your proof at this point.

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