Dependent Care FSA reimbursements

[PurdueSLP]

If I contributed $3000 to my FSA in 2022 but my sitter didn't provide me with my receipt until 2023 and that's when I got my reimbursement. How do I properly report that? Do I say that December 31, 2022 the account had $3000 even though I used it all thanks to the grace period so my claim was for 2022 and I'm now thoroughly confused.

[CatinaT1]

When you received your receipt is irrelevant. What is important is that the money in your FSA was used for expenses in 2022.

You will enter your expenses incurred for 2022 dependent care on your return.

[edited 2.9.23 | 4:55am]

[PurdueSLP]

Just so I understand. I can indicate that $3,000 was in my account on December 31, 2022 and also claim that I used all of those funds for 2022 expenses? I just don't want to look like I'm contradicting myself and make a mess of things.

[CatinaT1]

Where are you being asked to indicate how much was in your account as of December 31, 2022? I'm not finding that question when I enter a test scenario.

[PurdueSLP]

In the walk-through for Personal Income it asks if I had a Flexible Spending Account  and when selecting yes an additional question but now reading the explanation of the type of answer that would typically be given it says to not include money that you expect to be reimbursed so I will indicate 0 since the full amount was reimbursed.

[SharonD007]

You are correct to enter 0 if you were reimbursed for the entire amount that was in your Flexible Spending Account (FSA).  If you select What is a flexible Spending Account?, it will explain the amount that should be entered in the box.