What HCFSA and DCFSA plan changes am I allowed to make?

Healthcare FSA

  • With the new 2021 CAA  changes to allow for a full balance rollover, the Zenefits Carryover max can now be configured between $1 and $2750 ( 2021  plan max). 
  • The provision to extend the benefit to terminated employees, allowing them to spend down their remaining balance will be supported.

Dependent Care  FSA

  • With the new 2021 CAA  changes to the 2020 Dependent Care FSA to allow for a full balance rollover, the Zenefits Carryover max can now be configured between $1 and $5000 (2020  plan max). 
  • With the new 2021 ARPA  changes to the Dependent Care FSA  annual max, Zenefits will support a $10,500  maximum for the 2021 plan year.
  • With the new 2021 CAA  changes to allow for a full balance rollover, the Zenefits Carryover max can now be configured between $1 and $10,500 (2021  plan max). 
  • Zenefits will support a one-time  election change to the 2021 Dependent Care FSA  without a qualified life event.
  • With the new 2021 CAA  changes to allow for an employer to extend their Grace Period to 12  months , the Zenefits Grace Period Extension can now be configured at 2 ½ months or  12  months . 
  • We will offer and support the processing change to the age limit for qualifying children from 13  to  14  for a plan year for which open enrollment ended before January 31, 2020,  and for any unspent funds from that plan year that are available (either by rollover or grace period) to the employee during the following plan year.
If you need to review what selections you made after you've uploaded your signed amendment, you can do so by following these steps:
  • Click on your Benefits Administration App
  • Click  'Company' from the links at the top
  • Click  'Compliance' from the links on the left
  • Click 'Appropriations Act 2021 Plan Amendment'
  • Click 'UploadedAmendment' to review the amendment you signed and which changes you selected to allow.

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