What Expenses Are Not Includible in Dependent Care FSA?
• Registration fees • Overnight camps • Leave of absence or vacation • Tuition expenses (including kindergarten) • Baby-sitting for social events • Food expenses (if separate from dependent care expenses) • Care provided by children under 19 (or by anyone you claim as a dependent) • Days your spouse does not work (although you may still have to pay the provider) Other Examples of Ineligible Expenses Only those dependent care expenses that enable you and your spouse to work are eligible. Educational costs and weekend or evening-out baby-sitting do not qualify. Overnight camp expenses are also ineligible. You cannot be reimbursed for any dependent care expenses if your spouse does not work, unless your spouse is a full-time student or is disabled. Kindergarten expenses are ineligible as an expense if kindergarten is primarily educational, regardless if it is half or full day, private or public state mandated or voluntary.
