When will merchants be ready to meet the IRS IIAS requirements?
MasterCard and Visa have published technical requirements in support of the standard published by the Special Interest Group for IIAS Standards. As a result, in October 2007, FSA/HRA card issuers and processors were able to support the processing of real-time or automatic substantiation of the amount of eligible medical expenses in a cardholder’s purchase. A current list of retailers who have implemented or plan to implement an IIAS using the standard developed by SIGIS is available at www.sig-is.