If you have a flexible spending account, you could be facing a use-it-or-lose-it deadline to spend down those funds before the end of the year.
Flexible spending accounts, or FSAs, allow workers to set aside pre-tax money to pay for qualified medical or dependent care expenses.
About 70% of FSA account holders have a Dec. 31 deadline to spend their funds, according to FSA Store, an online retailer for FSA-eligible products.
However, it's important to note that for many other FSA account holders, neither of those options apply, Rouleau said.
If that's the case, "you really want to make sure you're tracking to Dec. 31 and spending down your funds appropriately before that date," Rouleau said.
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