{"id":1228,"date":"2024-10-15T17:42:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T21:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/?page_id=1228"},"modified":"2024-10-16T14:21:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T18:21:27","slug":"flexible-spending-accounts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/flexible-spending-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible Spending Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-page-banner page-banner\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-image inline-image wp-image-664\" src=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/actives.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 25%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/actives.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/actives-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/actives-1800x1350.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/actives-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/actives-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-page-banner-content page-banner__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flexible Spending Accounts<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) offer you the opportunity to pay certain healthcare and dependent care expenses with pretax dollars. Participating in an FSA reduces your taxable income, which means you owe less tax and spend less for qualified expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All FSA-eligible expenses must be incurred between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025. Claims for reimbursement must be filed before March 31, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City offers two types of FSAs: one for health care and another for dependent day care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block\"><button class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-accordion accordion-button\" title=\"Toggle Accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content_325\"><span class=\"accordion-title\" id=\"accordion-title_414\">Health Care FSA<\/span><span class=\"accordion-icon\"><\/span><\/button><div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"accordion-content_325\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title_414\" role=\"region\">\n<p>The Health Care FSA is available only with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anthem BCBS POS Blue Open Access Plan or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaiser HMO Plan or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For employees not participating in a City of Atlanta health plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants in the Anthem BCBS HDHP or Kaiser HMO HDHP may not participate in the Health Care FSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a Health Care FSA, your savings can be used toward your doctor visit copays, deductible expenses, as well as dental and vision care needs. Your entire Health Care FSA election is available to you on January 1, even if you haven\u2019t yet saved the full amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2025, you can elect to contribute up to $3,300 annually in your Health Care FSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will lose any money over $660 left in your Health Care FSA after March 31, 2025, so plan your expenses carefully. $660 can be rolled over into the next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block\"><button class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-accordion accordion-button\" title=\"Toggle Accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content_7\"><span class=\"accordion-title\" id=\"accordion-title_831\">Dependent Care FSA<\/span><span class=\"accordion-icon\"><\/span><\/button><div class=\"accordion-content\" id=\"accordion-content_7\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title_831\" role=\"region\">\n<p>Enrolling in a Dependent Care FSA allows you to put aside dollars on a pretax basis to use for qualified expenses, such as child and elder care. It is not used for healthcare expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dependent Care FSA is designed to allow you and your spouse to work. So, if your spouse does not work, you cannot contribute to the Dependent Care FSA. You can contribute if your spouse is disabled or a full-time student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2025, you can contribute up to $2,500 if you and your spouse file separate tax returns OR up to $5,000 if you are single or if you and your spouse file a joint return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a Dependent Care FSA, the money is available only as it is deposited in your account. Any funds in a Dependent Care FSA that are unused at the end of the year will be lost.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-navigation has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:2rem\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h4 has-quaternary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d68f4955811183ad302b6c06d7c32de2\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"90\">Active Employees<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n            <nav translate=\"no\" class=\"sidebar-navigation\" aria-label=\"Sidebar\">\n            <ul class=\"menu\">\n                <li class=\"page_item page-item-145\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/medical-plan-options\/\">Medical Plan Options<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-223\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/health-savings-account\/\">Health Savings Account<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1228\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/flexible-spending-accounts\/\">Flexible Spending Accounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1232\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/dental-plan-options\/\">Dental Plan Options<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1235\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/vision-plan\/\">Vision Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1239\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/wellness-programs\/\">Wellness Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1243\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/life-insurance\/\">Life Insurance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1246\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/short-term-disability\/\">Short-Term Disability<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1250\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/supplemental-benefits\/\">Supplemental Benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1253\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/deferred-compensation-plan\/\">Deferred Compensation Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1257\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.atlantaga.gov\/2025\/active-employees\/401a-defined-contribution-plan\/\">401(a) Defined Contribution Plan<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) offer you the opportunity to pay certain healthcare and dependent care expenses with pretax dollars. Participating in an FSA reduces your taxable income, which means you owe less tax and spend less for qualified expenses. All FSA-eligible expenses must be incurred between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025. Claims for reimbursement must be filed before March 31, 2026. The City offers two types of FSAs: one for health care and another for dependent day care. 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