The COVID-19 pandemic and large-scale “stay at home” orders left many employers facing questions relating to the elections employees made with respect to their dependent care benefit accounts. Since then, a number of major pieces of pandemic relief legislation and related federal agency guidance have offered some relief by providing additional flexibility to make changes to dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) elections, carry over of unused amounts, and increased contribution limits.
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