Sign up for Pretax accounts every year

You can use tax-free dollars to pay for common health, day care, and transit costs. Sign up for Pretax Expense Accounts and the dollars go to your account before taxes get calculated.  This saves you money on taxes in the long-run. You have to sign up for these accounts every year. You will also see them called flexible benefits and flexible spending accounts.

Use dollars you put in Pretax Expense Accounts to pay for things such as before and after school care for your preteens, bus passes for work, medical and dental expenses, and many health and wellness items. Search allowed expenses. Some of the “Surprisingly Eligible” over-the-counter items may actually surprise you.

Benefits Resource is the state's vendor. It has worksheets under the Eligible Expenses and Calculators section to help you figure out how much money to put in your accounts. You don’t get unspent money back at the end of the year.  

Sign up in Self Service to get Pretax accounts Medical/Dental Expense Account (MDEA) Dependent Care (daycare) Expense Account (DCEA) Transit Expense Accounts Parking Expense Account (PKEA) Mass Transit (Bus pass)/Vanpool Expense Account (BVEA) Go to Self Service. Once you log in, select the Open Enrollment tile. Your deadline is 11:59 p.m., Nov. 15.  Find out more about Pretax Expense Accounts. Find out all that's new for 2024 on the Open Enrollment website.

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