FAQ Category: FSA Dependent Care

In most cases* you are eligible to use a Dependent Care FSA if you are using it to provide care to a qualified person and

Your particular tax situation will affect which option makes more sense. Generally, those with lower income levels (under $30,000 annually) will see a greater advantage

Box 10 on your W-2 form should indicate the total annual amount of your Dependent Care FSA deductions. When completing your tax return, you will

These expenses may be deemed eligible for reimbursement if and only if they are required to obtain the care and if the care is actually

If an elderly parent lives with a participant and relies on that person for at least 50% of their support, then the Dependent Care FSA

No. Since the child does not meet the requirements set by the IRS as a qualifying individual, these expenses are not eligible for reimbursement from

No. Only expenses for services provided before a dependent child reaches age 13 are eligible. Note: For 2020 and 2021 only, the IRS raised the

Yes, as long as the relative is not the participant’s child under 19 years of age and is not someone who can be claimed on

Transportation expenses that are provided for the qualifying individual to go from one place to where the care is given is eligible for reimbursement from

Yes, as long as the care meets the IRS definition of an eligible dependent care service. If the provider is a day care center which

Yes, as long as the care meets the IRS definition of an eligible dependent care service.

Yes. The care from a babysitter can be claimed as long as: it was for a qualifying person you received earned income it allowed you