Do I need to keep all of my receipts for my Flexible Spending Account?

Yes! Since Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) are IRS-regulated benefits, save all of your receipts. IRS rules require FSA Plan Administrators to substantiate the eligibility of ALL items and services billed to Flexible Spending Accounts, including those transactions using HCSA debit cards.

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Keep your FSA receipts!

MSU’s FSA Plan Administrator, Meritain Health, may contact you to submit a receipt to verify an expense. To meet IRS requirements, if such receipts aren’t sent to MSU’s FSA Plan Administrator in the time frame indicated in their messages, your HCSA Debit Card may be suspended until the issue is resolved.Continue Reading… Do I need to keep all of my receipts for my Flexible Spending Account?

FSA Open Enrollment Guide Now Available

Your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Open Enrollment Guide is now available for viewing. FSA Open Enrollment for the 2012 plan year will be held Monday, October 31 through Monday, November 14, 2011.

Have you thought about enrolling in the FSA benefit at MSU but aren’t sure if an FSA would be right for you? You are invited to attend one of the following FSA pre-enrollment information sessions conducted by the FSA Plan Administrator, Meritain Health:

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$pend Less. $ave More. Flexible Spending Account Open Enrollment.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
MSU Union, Green Room
11 a.m. to Noon or
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.Continue Reading… FSA Open Enrollment Guide Now Available