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Level 2
posted Jun 3, 2019 12:14:51 PM

FSA account question

We paid childcare last year and funded our FSA with about $3800.  However that $3800 is showing up on my W2 as a benefit (box 10), so it doesn't appear to be of great benefit if it's still being taxed.  Am I understanding this correctly?

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Intuit Alumni
Jun 3, 2019 12:14:53 PM

It is not being taxed. Box 10 amounts get transferred to your Child Care Form 2441, to show the amount of expenses paid through work, as opposed to an amount you may have paid separately to the provider.

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Level 2
Jun 3, 2019 12:14:52 PM

Thank you.

Intuit Alumni
Jun 3, 2019 12:14:53 PM

It is not being taxed. Box 10 amounts get transferred to your Child Care Form 2441, to show the amount of expenses paid through work, as opposed to an amount you may have paid separately to the provider.