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Flexible Spending Account

Questions and answers

No, you can only use this year's FSA funds to pay for an eligible expense incurred during this year, even if you have a payment plan going beyond this year.

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Flexible Spending Account

Questions and answers

I have a medical bill I am paying off monthly. It was incurred this year through outpatient surgery. Can I use next year's health care flexible spending account funds to reimburse my monthly payments even though the cost was incurred during the privious year?