flexible spending account question.

Can I use my wife as care service provider to claim flexible speniding account money? My son was projected to be in day care for 7 months for the year of 2007. However, he did not like it and we took him back home after only 2 months in daycare. So we have some money left. My wife indeed took care of kids full time during the first half year of 2007. Can I use her to claim the remaining balance in my FSA account? Furthere mess is that when she found a job in July, she chose 3000 for her FSA accounts as well which is not claimed at all so far. We contributed 4000 in my FSA and 3000 in her FSA for 2007 which is 2000 over max by accident. I plan to use my wife's name to claim remaing balance in my account and all balance in her account. If this does not work, i will use my mom's name to claim since she watches kids for 6 months as well.

I am tired of this crappy stuff. So in 2008, I selected zero for both health care and dependent care FSA. The hassle is not worthywhile of the headache of reimbursement. I am simply not a patient paper-work person.

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• No -Ameixia- ♀ (155 bytes) () 12/26/2007 postreply 14:09:43

• thanks. My mom does not have green card. is this ok? -pediatrician2- ♂ (117 bytes) () 12/26/2007 postreply 14:20:33

• No. You can't use your wife's name. -deedardee- ♀ (187 bytes) () 12/26/2007 postreply 14:25:16

• 1)5000 is the cap for each family, so you need to pay all -抛玉引砖- ♂ (325 bytes) () 12/26/2007 postreply 14:30:08

• thanks. Yes. my mom has tax ID so called ITIN number -pediatrician2- ♂ (51 bytes) () 12/26/2007 postreply 14:32:37

• That should be fine. IRS does not care work eligibility or visa -抛玉引砖- ♂ (105 bytes) () 12/26/2007 postreply 14:42:24

• 如果你妈妈没有合法工作身份，应该是不可以领新水的 -谷米- ♀ (60 bytes) () 12/26/2007 postreply 20:39:44

• How about expenses for the parents? Are they claimable? -lookb4uleap- ♀ (173 bytes) () 12/26/2007 postreply 15:56:43

• 回复：flexible spending account question. -Stock_Monk- ♂ (226 bytes) () 12/26/2007 postreply 16:25:43

• 回复：flexible spending account question. -吴语- ♀ (379 bytes) () 12/26/2007 postreply 18:03:49

• Neither -pigletto- ♀ (241 bytes) () 12/27/2007 postreply 11:51:09