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Benefits Going to Waste? Here?s How to Cash In
Every year, American workers leave thousands of dollars on the table by not maxing out their benefits. Just in time for this year?s enrollment period, we offer suggestions for taking full advantage of your employer?s offerings ? everything from 401k matches to gym membership reimbursements. Here?s how the numbers add...
Tags: Employee, 401(k) Plan, MoneyWatch, Schatsky, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Benefits, Investment, Personal Finance, Human Resources, Finance, Open Enrollment, 401k, HSA, Health Spending Account, FSA, Flexible Spending Account, Transit, Tuition, Reimbursement, Pretax, SHRM, Society for Human Resource Management, Health, Wellness, Gyms, Fitness, Weight Loss, Smoking Cessation, Vaccinations, SC Johnson, Methodist Hospital System, Mercer Consulting, Vacation, Time Off, Gary Schatsky, Janay Andrade, Blaine Bos, Kelly Semrau, Tanisha Russell Day, Amy Levin-Epstein
Articles 2009-10-29

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Flexible spending account rollover bill passes house, gets stuck in Senate
A flexible spending account FSA allows an employee to reduce his or her monthly pay by a specified amount so funds can be used, tax-free, to pay for unreimbursed medical expenses. Sounds like a good deal. But there's a catch. According to the tax code, you have to use all...
Tags: U.S. Senate
Research articles 2004-07-01
Ceridian Selects Evolution Benefits to Administer Its Flexible Spending Account Debit Visa Card
Ceridian (www.myceridian.com), a leader in human resources outsourcing management solutions that maximize the value of people, announced today that it will begin offering the Evolution Benefits debit Visa® card to its Flexible Spending Account FSA customers.
Tags: Ceridian Corp.
Research articles 2005-05-05
A.D.A.M., Inc. Hires Director to Oversee BenergyOS Flexible Spending Account Administration
ATLANTA -- A.D.A.M., Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAM) today announced that Sunny Simpson has been appointed as the Director of BenergyOS, the flexible spending account FSA administration arm of the company's OnlineBenefits operating unit. This is an important new position to the company, and demonstrates A.D.A.M.'s commitment to invest further into financial...
Tags: company
Research articles 2007-05-15
Flexible Spending Account Extension.
INSURANCE n Flexible spending account extension. If you use an FSA at work to pay health-care costs with pretax dollars, you may no longer have to worry about forfeiting unused cash at the end of the year. The IRS says employers can offer a...
Tags: Benefits, FINANCE, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Internal Revenue Service, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2005-12-01
Grace Period for Flexible-Spending Accounts.(Brief article)
GRACE PERIOD FOR FLEXIBLE-SPENDING ACCOUNTS For a number of years, I've been setting aside pretax dollars into a health flexible-spending account. It's always difficult to know how much to set aside each year. I had heard that the government was thinking of allowing us...
Tags: Benefits, Government, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-10-01
More drugs now available through flexible spending
WASHINGTON AP -- Pain relievers, cough syrup, antihistamines and other over-the-counter medications can be purchased with pre-tax dollars set aside in a flexible spending account, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday. The change reflects the growing number of drugs available over the counter and without...
Tags: HEALTHCARE, Internal Revenue Service
Research articles 2003-09-04
Over-the-counter drug ruling should boost FSA participation.(News)(flexible spending account ruling)
Byline: JERRY GEISEL WASHINGTON-New federal tax guidance that nonprescription drugs can be reimbursed through flexible spending accounts is likely to boost employee participation in such programs. Any increase in administration fees resulting from the growth in participation likely would be offset...
Tags: FINANCE, FSA, Internal Revenue Service, payroll
Research articles 2003-09-15
P + W Software Adds Eliza Corporation's Automated Phone-Based Programs to its Flexible Benefits Application Offerings
An efficient and cost-effective way to share important, personalized benefit information WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. and BEVERLY, Mass. -- P+W Software, the leading provider of Flexible Benefits Administration systems for professional administrators and corporate plan sponsors, announces that it has selected Eliza Corporation's automated calling solutions to communicate timely, personalized...
Tags: Eliza Corp.
Research articles 2007-12-11
drugstore.com Pharmacist Available to Provide Tips On Maximizing FSAs for 2004 and 2005 Tax Seasons
drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq:DSCM): --It's Tax Season! Are Consumers Saving As Much Money As They Can? --Did you know that diaper cream, contact lenses, and even the Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator are eligible for coverage under many flexible-spending account FSA programs?WHAT: Popular flexible-spending accounts FSA allow consumers to take...
Tags: FINANCE, FSA, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes
Research articles 2005-04-05
Access to drugstore.com™ FSA Store Enhances Flexible Benefits Stored Value Card Solution from FSV Payment Systems
HOUSTON -- FSV Payment Systems has significantly enhanced its FLEXFUNDSTM flexible-benefits stored value product with the addition of the drugstore.comTM FSA store to its over-the-counter and prescription solution for employees with flexible spending accounts. FSV provides FLEXFUNDS to large employers and third-party administrators TPAs to manage their tax-advantaged, HSA, HRA,...
Tags: drugstore.com Inc.
Research articles 2005-08-17
Treasury won't change FSA carryover regulations; Revision would impact other 'health care priorities'.(News)(Funding Standard Account )
Byline: JERRY GEISEL WASHINGTON-The Treasury Department is sticking with its "use-it-or-lose-it'' requirement for health care flexible spending accounts. Treasury Secretary John Snow has rejected a request by Senate Finance Committee Chair Byline: JERRY GEISEL WASHINGTON-The Treasury Department...
Tags: health care, Snow, U.S. Department of Treasury
Research articles 2005-01-10
Best Health and Retirement Plans for the Self-Employed
As an entrepreneur, you need to become your own benefits manager. This guide will show you how to find the right health and retirement plans with the least amount of headaches. Health Benefits 1. Grab the subsidized COBRA deal, if...
Tags: Tax, Retirement Plan, Health Savings Account, Income, Health Care, Plan, Money, MoneyWatch, IRA, SEP, Roth IRA Contribution Limit, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Personal Finance, Human Resources, Jeanne Lee
Articles 2009-08-27
Health Care: The Best Way To Save On Health-Care Costs
Like it or not the cost of health care is still soaring as employers continue to shift more of the financial burden to their workers. Unfortunately, other than trying to eat right, exercising and hoping that genetics are on your side, there isn't much you can do to lower your...
Tags: Cost, Health Care, FOX News Network, Vertical Industries, Taxes, Benefits, Healthcare, Free Trade, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Consumer Action: The Best Way To Save On Health-Care Costs
Like it or not the cost of health care is still soaring as employers continue to shift more of the financial burden to their workers. Unfortunately, other than trying to eat right, exercising and hoping that genetics are on your side, there isn't much you can do to lower your...
Tags: Cost, Health Care, FOX News Network, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Taxes, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Financial Planning, Finance
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Don't Forfeit Valuable Health Care Tax Savings
If you have a Flexible Spending Account, you need to make sure you're spending what's in your account before the end of the calendar year. Otherwise, you'll forfeit the money. by Charlie Farrell
Tags: Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Charlie Farrell
Blog posts 2009-10-16
Health Savings Accounts: Guidance on Coordinating With FSAs, HRAs
This paper focuses on the circumstances under which an employer may coordinate coverage under a health savings account with the coverage under a health flexible spending account FSA and/or a health reimbursement account HRA. Generally, the guidance precludes contributing to an HAS if an individual is also covered under a...
Tags: Health Savings Account, Health Care, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2004-05-11
Here's A Health-Care Plan You Can't Afford To Ignore
If you haven't heard much about Health Savings Accounts, it's time to listen up. These plans could become the insurance coverage of choice for many small businesses and self-employed professionals within a few years. Health Savings Accounts HSAs combine health insurance with a tax-deductible savings account for paying health-care costs....
Tags: Health Savings Account, Health Care, Small Business, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers
Evolution Benefits, the Benny Debit Card Company, Enters Into Agreement With 1-800 CONTACTS to Allow for Paperless Processing of Tax-Advantaged Vision Claims
Evolution Benefits Inc., developer of the BennyTM benefits debit card, has entered into an agreement with 1-800 CONTACTS Inc. (NASDAQ: CTAC), the world's largest retailer of replacement contact lenses, to give employees paperless purchasing of contact lenses and related IRS-eligible services with their pre-tax flexible spending account FSA and health...
Tags: 1-800 CONTACTS Inc.
Research articles 2004-10-21
Humana uses employee debit card - In the News - Brief Article
Humana, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, has provided a debit card to more than 2,500 of its employees who selected health plan benefits that include a flexible spending account FSA or health reimbursement arrangement HRA. The employees and their family members can use the card, which has been named Benny, at pharmacies...
Tags: In The News Inc.
Research articles 2002-10-01
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