Medical expenses that are not reimbursed by your medical insurance such as co-pays, deductibles and coinsurance. Also, if your medical plan does not cover vision exams or hardware, chiropractic care, or similar treatments, these may be eligible for reimbursement under the Section 125 plan.

Amounts paid to a daycare provider either in or out of the home are eligible, as long as the provider is not a dependent or relative under the age of 19. Pre-school tuition is reimbursable, but tuition and expenses from grade K-12 schooling are not. See similar questions...

Day care expenses are eligible whether provided by an individual or by an established day care center. If the provider is a day care center which regularly provides care for more than 6 people, the center must comply with state and local laws and regulations. The claim will be paid up to the amount available in the account. The participant will be reimbursed for the rest of the claim once the money is deposited in the account. See similar questions...

Payments by employers to Section 125 Plans, sometimes referred to as cafeteria plans, flexible benefit plans or mini-flex plans, which provide the opportunity for employees to elect to reduce their taxable compensation to pay for non-taxable benefits such as hospitalization, group term life insurance, group disability insurance, etc. See similar questions...

In order for a plan to qualify, employers must follow certain rules. Employees must be given a choice between at least one eligible nontaxable benefit and one eligible taxable one. The employer must provide plan documents and a summary of the plan in writing. The plan may only benefit employees and their dependents (disqualifying sole proprietors, partners and Subchapter S shareholders who are not technically employees of the company). See similar questions...

Participant elections for medical expense and dependent care reimbursement accounts must be made before the beginning of each plan year, or for newly-hired or newly-eligible employees, before their period of coverage begins. Once the plan year (or period of coverage) begins the benefit election cannot be cancelled or changed unless the participant experiences a valid Change In Status event. See similar questions...

HSA dollars may be used for qualified medical expenses incurred by the account holder and his or her spouse and dependents. Qualified medical expenses are expenses for medical care and are outlined within IRS Section 213(d). In summary the IRS Section 213(d) states that "the expense has to be primarily for the prevention or alleviation of a physical or mental defect or illness. See similar questions...

You must complete a request for reimbursement form available at www.pennwestern.com and submit it to Penn Western Benefits along with copies of bills, receipts, explanation of benefits from your health care plan, etc. Documentation must include date of service, type of service, and amount of charges. Copies of cancelled checks, credit card receipts, or balance forward statements are not adequate proof of claim. You may mail, fax, or e-mail your request to flex@pennwestern.com. See similar questions...

Qualified flexible benefit programs allow employees to pay for certain eligible benefits with pre-tax dollars. This means that contributions are made before any (okay, almost any...to that in a moment) income and payroll taxes are calculated and deducted. On the federal level this translates into no FICA, Medicare, Federal Unemployment, or income tax. The FICA and Medicare savings apply both to the employee and the employer. See similar questions...

Section 125 first appeared in the tax code in 1978; however, many employers did not take advantage of it until 1986, which is when the tax laws for deducting personal medical expenses changed. With eflexgroup.com flex, all qualified medical deductions and dependent care expenses can be reimbursed with tax-free dollars. See similar questions...

The HCSAccount may be used to reimburse health care expenses for you, your spouse and anyone who is claimed as a dependent on your federal tax return. See similar questions...

Transportation expenses of a nurse or other person who can give injections, medications and other treatment required by a patient who is traveling to get medical care and is unable to travel alone, and Transportation expenses for regular visits to see a mentally ill dependent, if these visits are recommended as part of treatment. For automobile travel expenses you can use a standard rate of $.20 per mile for services provided in 2007. See similar questions...

ASIFlex has an exhaustive Eligible Expense List. Please note that the list is updated frequently, as required by changing regulations. See similar questions...

Cities and counties are eligible to apply for reimbursement of direct costs of spays & neuters of cats and dogs owned by low-income persons. The Program cannot provide reimbursement to individuals or private organizations such as humane societies or SPCAs. See similar questions...

Regular, full-time employees regularly scheduled to work at least 30 hours a week are eligible to enroll in an FSA. Limited-term employees are not eligible. See similar questions...

Medical expenses that are not covered by health insurance that are incurred by the plan holder, their spouse or dependents and are approved Section 125 expenses can be reimbursed. See similar questions...

According to the IRS, health care expenses for a domestic partner cannot be reimbursed through a HCSAccount unless the domestic partner qualifies as a dependent under the Internal Revenue Code. See similar questions...