2021 Dependent Care Advantage Account Plan Updates

[Human Resource Services]

The Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA) is a state employee benefit
that allows families to set aside pre-tax salary for eligible custodial
care, elder care, or disabled dependent care expenses that are necessary
for you and your spouse, if you are married, to work.  The DCAA has been
modified to include two changes allowed by the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021, and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021:



   1.

   The maximum contribution levels have been increased from $2,500 to
   $5,250 for single or married filing separately and from $5,000 to $10,500
   for married filing jointly or head of household.
   2.

   Employees are now allowed to prospectively change their DCAA election
   amounts without a qualifying change in status event reason. The change
   event reason will appear to employees as: “No reason (Consolidated
   Appropriations Act)”. This change in status event reason is available to
   employees who want to enroll, change, re-start or terminate their 2021
   DCAA. Changes will be applied to the next available payroll date for
   processing.



Employees who are already enrolled in the benefit will be notified of these
changes directly by WageWorks/Health Equity. This announcement is for
employees who may be interested in enrolling in or changing their 2021
DCAA. Employees can change their election amount by submitting a change in
status online at https://goer.ny.gov/change-status or by calling a customer
service representative at 800-358-7202.



Employees can email fsa at goer.ny.gov or call WageWorks/Health Equity at
1-800-358-7202 to learn more about the DCAA and these new changes.


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