FSA Calculator
Ceridian Flexible Spending Account Calculator
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) have become a popular vehicle for reducing rising health care costs. By contributing pre-tax dollars into an FSA, thousands of consumers save an average of 30% on eligible expenses every year. This FSA Calculator will help you estimate the tax savings you could receive on health and dependent care expenses by taking advantage of your employer-sponsored FSA.
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Follow the
EASY STEPS
below to determine your contribution amount to maximize your tax savings.
To ensure accuracy, it may be beneficial to gather your health expense receipts prior to using this calculator. If you do not have the information readily available,
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and return at a later date. To assist in compiling the information you will need,
click here
to print the worksheet.
STEP 1:
Select Account Type
Select the type(s) of Flexible Spending Accounts that are offered by your employer.
Health Care FSA
Dependent Care FSA
Health and Dependent Care FSAs
STEP 2:
Select Expenses (for you, your spouse, and your eligible dependents)
Select the expense categories that you anticipate having during the next benefit plan year. You will be asked to input more specific information related to each category selected.
Health Care Expenses: co-payments for office visits, presecriptions, over the counter items, medical deductibles, etc.
Vision Expenses: eyeglasses, contact lenses & solution, lasik surgery, eye exams, etc.
Dental Expenses: orthodontia, dental visits & cleanings, fillings, crowns, extractions, etc.
Dependent Care Expenses: day care center, before and after school programs, summer day camp, nursery school, etc.
STEP 3:
To calculate estimated contributions and savings, enter the applicable information in each of the tabs below. Once completed, click the "Show Summary" link on the Personal Tax Rates tab.
Subtotal Estimated Health Care FSA Reimbursable Expenses: $
Subtotal Estimated Dependent Care FSA Reimbursable Expenses: $
Health Expense
Vision Expense
Dental Expense
Dependent Care Expense
Personal Tax Rates
Tax Savings
(for you, your spouse, your eligible dependents)
You may want to review receipts from last year for health care expenses you paid out of your own pocket. Using your receipts will assist you in estimating how much you may want to elect to contribute to your Health Flexible Spending Account during your open enrollment period. Remember to only budget for the expenses that are eligible for reimbursement through a Health Flexible Spending Account, and also to budget only for eligible expenses that you will incur in the new plan year. For additional information on eligible expenses, please review the following link:
Eligible Expenses for Health Care FSA
Enter the following information
Please use whole numbers only
# Visits per Year
Average Miles per Visit*
Cost per Visit
Est. Annual Cost
Office Visits: Primary Care, Pediatrician, OB/GYN, Dermatologist
Chiropractor Visits
Hospitalization or Surgery
Emergency Room Visits
Speech, Physical, or Occupational Therapy
Counseling or Therapy Sessions
Monthly Cost
Est. Annual Cost
In Store Prescriptions
Over the Counter Medications: allergy, cold and pain relief, diabetic treatment, smoking cessation, antacid, etc.
Other Over the Counter Items: wart treatment, wound or injury care, etc.
Annual Cost
Est. Annual Cost
Other anticipated health care expenses; one-time prescriptions, for example.
Total Estimated Health Costs: $
Total Estimated Mileage Costs: $
* Average Miles per visit is defined as the average number of miles to and from a medical provider for one visit. This mileage is an eligible expense for reimbursement through a health care flexible spending account.
(for you, your spouse, your eligible dependents)
Vision expenses that are eligible for reimbursement through a Health Care Flexible Spending Account include items such as prescription glasses, prescription and over the counter reading glasses, contacts, Lasik surgery, radial keratotomy, and vision exams. For additional information on eligible expenses, please review the following link:
Eligible Expenses for Health Care FSA
Enter the following information
Please use whole numbers only
# Visits per Year
Average Miles per Visit*
Cost per Visit
Est. Annual Cost
Eye Exams
Monthly Cost
Est. Annual Cost
Over the Counter Eye Care Items: Saline Solution, Contact Cleaning Supplies, Eye Drops
Annual Cost
Est. Annual Cost
Prescription Glasses
Prescription Contacts
Eye Surgery
Total Estimated Vision Costs: $
Total Estimated Mileage Costs: $
* Average Miles per visit is defined as the average number of miles to and from a medical provider for one visit. This mileage is an eligible expense for reimbursement through a health care flexible spending account.
(for you, your spouse, your eligible dependents)
You may want to review receipts from last year for dental expenses you paid out of your own pocket. Procedures that are deemed cosmetic, such as bleaching or whitening, and veneers, are not eligible for reimbursement through a Flexible Spending Account, and therefore should not be included below when estimating your expenses. For additional information on eligible expenses, please review the following link:
Eligible Expenses for Health Care FSA
Enter the following information
Please use whole numbers only
# Visits per Year
Average Miles per Visit*
Cost per Visit
Est. Annual Cost
Orthodontia
Annual Cleanings
Dental Office Visits
# Visits for Proc
Average Miles per Visit
*
Total Cost for Proc
Est. Annual Cost
Procedures: Root Canals Filings, Crowns, Extractions
Total Estimated Dental Costs: $
Total Estimated Mileage Costs: $
* Average Miles per visit is defined as the average number of miles to and from a medical provider for one visit. This mileage is an eligible expense for reimbursement through a health care flexible spending account.
(for your eligible dependents)
The Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account helps you pay for child care services that make it possible for you and your spouse (if applicable) to work. Under certain circumstances it also may be used to help pay for the care of elderly parents or a disabled spouse or dependent. To be an eligible expense, you must be at work during the time your eligible dependent receives care. For more information go to:
Dependent Care FSA Information
Enter the following information
Please use whole numbers only
# of Weeks
Cost per Week
Est. Annual Cost
Child Care Center
Nursery / Pre-School
Before / After-School Care
In-Home Care
Summer Camp
Au Pair Service
Elder Care Center or In-Home Care for Adult Dependents
Total Estimated Dependent Costs: $
Federal Marginal Tax Rate
%
You may overwrite the default with your projected marginal tax rate using the Federal Tax Rate Schedule
(
Tax Rate Schedule
)
State Tax Rate
%
If applicable, and if health care and dependent care flexible spending account contributions are exempt from state tax in your state of residence.
City Tax Rate
%
If applicable, and if health care and dependent care flexible spending account contributions are exempt from city or local tax in your area of residence.
Social Security Tax
%
If your taxable wage income exceeds $90,000, enter 0% in this field. Income in excess of $90,000 is not subject to Social Security Tax.
Medicare Tax
%
# of Pay Periods Per Year
Estimated Total Health Care Flexible Spending Account Contributions
If your employer's plan maximum is less than your estimated total contributions overwrite the above number with the plan maximum.
Show Summary
* Tax savings examples are based on the numbers that you enter. Payroll and income tax laws vary from state to state. Savings may be more or less depending on your individual tax bracket, state income tax rates and the accuracy of the information that you supplied.
Your Results
Estimated Total Health Care Flexible Spending Account Contributions: $
0
Estimated Total Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Contributions: $
0
TOTAL PROJECTED TAX SAVINGS: $
0
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Common Questions
What if I don't use all of the money that I contribute?
Federal law governing flexible benefit plans specifies that any money remaining in your account at the end of the plan year will be forfeited. However, based on your estimated tax savings, you would only need to incur $
0
to break-even!
If you spend all of your FSA contributions, your rate of return is equivalent to your combined tax rate of
0
%
What does this mean to my paycheck?
The deduction per pay period if you elect to contribute the above amounts would be $
15
, and this amount is available to cover your Health and/or Dependent Care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
Since taxes are not withheld on FSA contributions, the taxes on your paycheck will decrease by $
15
The result? It's like getting $
0
worth of Health and/or Dependent Care services for only $
0
For more answers to frequently asked questions, click on the following link:
FSA Frequently Asked Questions
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* Per Federal Regulations, the maximum amount that can be contributed to a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account is $5000.
** Tax savings examples are based on the numbers that you enter. Payroll and income tax laws vary from state to state. Savings may be more or less depending on individual tax bracket, state income tax rates and the accuracy of the information that you supplied.
Please be assured that all of the information you enter will remain confidential.
This calculator is a service provided by Ceridian as a courtesy, and is not intended to provide tax advice. Actual contribution amounts and savings are based on the information you enter into the calculator but may vary based on your actual spend and associated tax information. Please contact your tax advisor for confirmation of potential tax benefits.
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