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Can I use the Employee Reimbursement Account program to pay for the dependent care of my domestic partner’s dependent child?

April 26, 2017account child dependent domestic employee partner pay program Reimbursement

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Can I use the Employee Reimbursement Account program to pay for the dependent care of my domestic partner’s dependent child?

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No, federal tax regulations do not allow the use of flexible benefit plans to pay for dependent care of a domestic partner’s child on a pre-tax basis unless the child qualifies under the Internal Revenue Code as the employee’s tax dependent at the time the care expense was incurred.