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What is the Difference Between an FSA and a LPFSA?

It can be easy to get FSAs and LPFSAs confused. Here you’ll learn how they are similar and different as well as which one is right for you.

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The Tax Benefits of Flexible Spending Accounts for Businesses

Flexible spending accounts can help employers save money on payroll taxes, learn more.

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Common FSA Pain Points and What You Can Do About Them

There are many pain points when it comes to Flexible Spending Accounts. Discover the pain points here and ways your company can overcome them.

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Are Flexible Spending Account Deductions Pre-Tax?

The benefits to employers that offer health insurance and FSAs include: healthy, productive employees, complying with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the ability to deduct the amount both they and employees pay for premiums and contribute to their FSAs.

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Debunking the Top 10 FSA Myths

If you’ve researched health plans recently, you know there are many tax-advantaged savings accounts that can help you pay for qualified expenses. In this post, we’re debunking the top 10 FSA myths to help you in your navigation efforts.

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Reasons Why You Should Offer Your Employees a Flexible Spending Account

By offering your employees a Healthcare, Dependent Care, and/or Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account (FSA), you can help them pay for the rising costs of life so they’re more likely to show up for work and be happier while they’re there. This can help save your business money in terms of less time lost to productivity and employee absences, as well as lowering wage-related costs for employees who participate. Offering an FSA is a win-win for employers and employees alike.

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2024 and 2025 HSA Maximum Contribution Limits

Lively · May 9, 2024 · 3 min read

On May 9, 2024 the Internal Revenue Service announced the HSA contribution limits for 2025. For 2025 HSA-eligible account holders are allowed to contribute: $4,300 for individual coverage and $8,500 for family coverage. If you are 55 years or older, you’re still eligible to contribute an extra $1,000 catch-up contribution.

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What is the Difference Between a Flexible Spending Account and a Health Savings Account?

Lauren Hargrave · February 9, 2024 · 12 min read

A Health Savings Account (HSA) and Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA) provide up to 30% savings on out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. That’s good news. Except you can’t contribute to an HSA and Healthcare FSA at the same time. So what if your employer offers both benefits? How do you choose which account type is best for you? Let’s explore the advantages of each to help you decide which wins in HSA vs FSA.

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Ways Health Savings Account Matching Benefits Employers

Lauren Hargrave · October 13, 2023 · 7 min read

Employers need employees to adopt and engage with their benefits and one way to encourage employees to adopt and contribute to (i.e. engage with) an HSA, is for employers to match employees’ contributions.

Disclaimer: the content presented in this article are for informational purposes only, and is not, and must not be considered tax, investment, legal, accounting or financial planning advice, nor a recommendation as to a specific course of action. Investors should consult all available information, including fund prospectuses, and consult with appropriate tax, investment, accounting, legal, and accounting professionals, as appropriate, before making any investment or utilizing any financial planning strategy.

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