No. Participants can still choose to contribute the full FSA annual maximum allowed for that plan year, even if they carry over $500 from the previous plan year.
Generally, no; however, if the camp is day camp and your dependent attends to allow you and your spouse (if married), to work, look for work or attend school full-time, then yes this would be an eligible expense. Overnight camps are specifically excluded.
To enroll in the Health and/or Dependent Care FSA, you simply need to fill out the Enrollment Form or enroll online, if available, before the beginning of each Plan Year.
Once you make your annual election, your employer will deduct this amount from your paycheck in equal amounts throughout the year, before taxes are taken out.
It would not. Carryover allows amounts in a healthcare FSA – limited purpose or otherwise – to carry over into the next plan year. The Carryover option will follow the participant’s choice. If a participant elects a limited purpose FSA for the current plan year, and has a carryover, the carryover will follow them into the limited purpose FSA for the new plan year. Similarly, if the participant elects a healthcare FSA in the current plan year and has a carryover, the carryover will follow them into a healthcare FSA for the new plan year.
However, if a participant elects to participate in an HSA for the new plan year, and currently has a healthcare FSA, the participant should either spend all amounts in the healthcare FSA before the plan year ends, or enroll in a limited purpose FSA for the new plan year so they can contribute to the new HSA on the first day of the following plan year.
