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2024 Health FSA and Other Benefit Limits Announced
November 09, 2023
At A Glance
The 2024 limits for:
- Health FSA, including a Limited Purpose Health FSA = $3,200/yr
- Health FSA maximum carryover of unused amounts = $640/yr
- Qualified Transportation plans = $315/mo
- Qualified Parking plans = $315/mo
- Excepted Benefit HRA = $2,100/yr
- Qualified Small Employer HRA (QSEHRA) increases to $6,150/yr for single coverage and $12,450/yr for family coverage
Increases to Plans
IRS Revenue Procedure 2023-34 provides details about the annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions, including contribution limits for Health FSAs and reimbursement limits for Qualified Transportation fringe benefit plans and Qualified Small Employer HRAs (QSEHRAs). The limits for all plans addressed in the revenue procedure are increasing for 2024.
Additionally, Revenue Procedure 2023-23 provides that the inflation-adjusted maximum dollar amount that may be made available for Excepted Benefit Health Reimbursement Arrangements (EBHRAs) in 2024 will increase to $2,100/yr.
Benefit Plan | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
Health FSA | $3,200/year | $3,050/year | + $150 |
Health FSA Carryover | $640/year | $610/year | + $30 |
Qualified Commuter and Transit Benefits | $315/month | $300/month | + $15 |
Qualified Parking | $315/month | $300/month | + $15 |
Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA) | $6,150/year for single coverage
$12,450/year for family coverage | $5,850/year for single coverage
$11,800/year for family coverage | + $300
+ $650 |
Expected Benefit HRA (EBHRA) | $2,100/year | $1,950/year | + $150 |
Next Steps
With open enrollment season upon us, employers should review their open enrollment materials for accuracy and communicate any updates. Some open enrollment periods may have already ended, therefore, plans adopting the new limits may consider providing a limited special enrollment period to allow participants to adjust in light of the updated limits.
Thank you for choosing Paylocity as your Payroll Tax and HCM partner. This information is provided as a courtesy, may change and is not intended as legal or tax guidance. Employers with questions or concerns outside the scope of a Payroll Service Provider are encouraged to seek the advice of a qualified CPA, Tax Attorney or Advisor
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