Reminder: March 31 Deadline to Submit 2019 Flexible Spending Account Claims

Health Care and Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) allow you to pay certain out-of-pocket expenses with tax-free dollars. Since these are spending accounts, the money is intended to be spent. As a reminder, you must submit and substantiate your eligible expenses for your 2019 FSA no later than March 31, 2020. Unused Health Care funds greater than $500 after March 31 will be forfeited.

Eligible Expenses
Health Care FSA eligible expenses include: medical, dental and vision.

Limited Purpose Health Care FSA eligible expenses include: medical (post-deductible only), dental and vision.

How to Submit Eligible Expenses for 2019 Claims
You will need to submit your 2019 FSA claims using one of the following methods:

For efficient processing, include the appropriate IRS required supporting documentation with your claim(s) submission. TASC will contact participants directly when additional information is needed.

Review your TASC online account to see if you have claims that require documentation.

Health Care FSA Carry Over Reminders
Up to $500 of unused funds in a Health Care or Limited Purpose FSA will carry over into the following plan year (even if you do not enroll in the FSA for the following plan year). However, due to the administrator change effective January 1, 2020, you will not be able to access your carry over funds with the new administrator until May 1, 2020.

Note: The carry over provision does not apply to the Dependent Day Care Account.

FSA Administrator Change
Effective January 1, 2020, the FSA administrator changed from TASC to ConnectYourCare (CYC). Claims incurred January 1 – December 31, 2019 should be submitted to TASC by March 31st. Claims incurred in 2020 should be submitted to CYC. For more information on this change see the Flexible Spending Account – 2020 Vendor Change page.

For additional resources: UW System Employee Benefits website.

Source: UW System Human Resources