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Increase Your Financial Well-Being Through Medical Savings

Benefit Resource Inc.

The cost of healthcare can be daunting, especially for those who do not have adequate insurance coverage or savings to cover medical expenses. Fortunately, there are ways to increase your financial well-being through medical savings. The HSA provides a savings mechanism to pay for out-of-pocket expenses. What is an HSA?

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Employees and Employers Save with Cafeteria Plans

InterWest Insurance Services

As health care costs continue rising and employees are being asked to shoulder more of the expense burden, you can help them by offering a tax-advantaged plan that allows them to save for medical expenses. Employees can save an average of 30% in federal, state and local taxes on items they already pay for out of pocket.

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Flexible Benefit Plans Give Employees More Options

InterWest Insurance Services

Employers fund these flexible benefit plans with funds that are deducted from their employees’ salaries on a pre-tax basis. Since the salary reductions are not received by the employee, they are not considered wages for income tax purposes. Set-up and tax implications. Flexible spending accounts.

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Having a Baby? Use Your Pre-Tax Funds to Save

Benefit Resource Inc.

Benefit Resource (BRI) is here to help you use your pre-tax funds to combat some of the costs that come with welcoming your new addition. Switch to a high-deductible health plan. This allows you to save on monthly premiums while putting tax-free money aside in your HSA. As a bonus, all of your gains will come out pre-tax!

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What is a cafeteria plan? (Hint: It’s not related to lunch)

Benefit Resource Inc.

This type of cafeteria plan gives employees the option to enroll in an account that allows them to set aside money from their paycheck tax-free and use it for qualified medical expenses. Types of expenses the FSA can pay for include co-pays, deductibles, and even some vision and dental expenses.

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What is a cafeteria plan? (Hint: It’s not related to lunch)

Benefit Resource Inc.

This type of cafeteria plan gives employees the option to enroll in an account that allows them to set aside money from their paycheck tax-free and use it for qualified medical expenses. Types of expenses the FSA can pay for include co-pays, deductibles, and even some vision and dental expenses.

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Your Guide to Take-home Pay

Patriot Software

As an employer, you are responsible for withholding various taxes from employees’ wages. After you subtract all of the taxes and other deductions, money left over is considered take-home pay. Read on to learn more about what is take-home pay and how to calculate it. Wage garnishments.