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No Changes to Health FSA Maximum Limit the limit remains at $2,750 for 2021

The IRS announced Revenue Procedure 2020-45 which provides the 2021 cost-of-living increases for inflation for certain items. In 2021, the:

  • Annual Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA) contribution limits will not increase they will remain at the 2020 amount of $2,750
  • Monthly limit for Transit and Parking will not increase they will remain at the 2020 amount of $270 per benefit
  • Annual maximum reimbursement for a Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA) will increase $50 for individual coverage from the current amount of $5,250 to $5,300 and the maximum reimbursement amount will increase $100 for family coverage from the current amount of $10,600 to $10,700

As a reminder, the IRS announced 2021 Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions limit increases earlier this year. In 2021, the annual HSA contribution limit for individual coverage will increase $50 from the current $3,550 to $3,600, and the family coverage contribution limit will increase $100 from the current $7,100 to $7,200. 

 

Please note that this email has been sent to the Company Plan Administrator and Broker Contacts, please share with others in your organization.

If you have any questions, please contact American Benefits Group for more information.

The IRS announced Revenue Procedure 2020-45 which provides the 2021 cost-of-living increases for inflation for certain items. In 2021, the:

  • Annual Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA) contribution limits will not increase they will remain at the 2020 amount of $2,750
  • Monthly limit for Transit and Parking will not increase they will remain at the 2020 amount of $270 per benefit
  • Annual maximum reimbursement for a Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA) will increase $50 for individual coverage from the current amount of $5,250 to $5,300 and the maximum reimbursement amount will increase $100 for family coverage from the current amount of $10,600 to $10,700

As a reminder, the IRS announced 2021 Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions limit increases earlier this year. In 2021, the annual HSA contribution limit for individual coverage will increase $50 from the current $3,550 to $3,600, and the family coverage contribution limit will increase $100 from the current $7,100 to $7,200. 

Please note that this email has been sent to the Company Plan Administrator and Broker Contacts, please share with others in your organization.

If you have any questions, please contact American Benefits Group for more information.

 

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COVID-19: Recent Official Notices for Employer Benefit Plans

Recently there have been multiple regulatory announcements regarding Section 125 Cafeteria Plans, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Please be mindful that not every announcement applies to every plan type, nor to all configurations of a given plan type.

 

Recent announcements include:

Notice or Announcement

Date Released

The CARES Act

3/27/2020

EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2020-01

4/29/2020

IRS Notice 2020-29

5/12/2020

IRS Notice 2020-33

5/12/2020

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IRS Releases New Guidance on Cafeteria Plans and ICHRAs

On May 12th, the IRS released Notice 2020-29 and 2020-33. These notices provided new relaxed rules for 2020 for making elections under Cafeteria plans, using amounts during a grace period or carryover period changes to the method determining the carryover amounts under Health FSAs and clarifying which premiums can be reimbursed under ICHRAs. The following is an explanation of both notices.

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