When I left my employer in early June, I still had some flex med receipts that I had not filed with my employer's plan. I planned to submit the receipts, but waited almost until the end of what I thought was a 90-day grace period (after June 30). When I filed the receipts near the end of September, I was told that my deadline to file was actually 90 days after my end date with my employer ... so I would have had to file the receipts at the beginning of September.
So now, they're telling me that because I didn't "use it," (the funds), I "lose it." And my former employer told me that the language about "90 days after leaving employment" was in my flex med paperwork, so I should have known -- and thus have no appeal (ignorance is no excuse for the law).
Is there a way to appeal and regain these lost flex med funds or possibly to at least write off the loss on my taxes? Does the IRS have person who deals with these issues? I welcome any advice.
2007-10-22
11:39:47
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LeavingTheGrid
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