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Everything You Need To Know About Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

A Flexible Spending Account or FSA is a place to house pretax money and use it for you, your spouse, or kids medical expenses. That means if you usually spend $2,000 a year on healthcare expenses, you could contribute it to an FSA. Your dollars would come out of your paycheck before they’re taxed, lowering your taxable income.

Pros

  • Lowers your overall tax bill a.k.a could put you in a lower tax bracket
  • Can easily pay for medical expenses with a FSA debit card
  • Can be used for medical expenses your insurance doesn’t cover

Cons

  • You have a time limit to spend the funds (usually a year) or you could lose them
  • The funds are tied to the employer so if you give them the deuces, say deuces to your money too
  • Can only contribute $2,850 in 2022

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