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IRS Announces 2022 Limits for Health FSA and Other Benefits
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2021-45 on November 10, 2021. The Revenue Procedure includes the 2022 contribution limits for certain employee benefit programs. Below is a summary of some of those contribution limit adjustments.
Health Flexible Spending Accounts (Health FSAs)
- The payroll deduction contribution limit for 2022 plan years is $2,850 (an increase of $100).
- Up to $570 of unused funds can be carried over to the 2023 plan year (an increase of $20).
- Note: Plan years ending in 2021 may optionally allow unlimited carryover to the 2022 plan year because of a temporary provision that was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA).
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent Care FSAs)
- The maximum contribution is $5,000 for the calendar year (or $2,500 if married filing taxes separately).
- Note: The $10,500 contribution limit (or $5,250 if married filing taxes separately) for the 2021 calendar year was a one-year temporary provision that was included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Commuter Programs
- The monthly contribution limit for mass transit is $280 (an increase of $10).
- The monthly contribution limit for qualified parking is $280 (an increase of $10).
Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements (QSEHRAs)
- The maximum annual contribution for single-only coverage is $5,450 for 2022 plan years (an increase of $150).
- The maximum annual contribution for family coverage is $11,050 for 2022 plan years (an increase of $350).
Earlier this year, the IRS issued a separate Revenue Procedure with the limits for High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). To see those limits, please click here.