Dependent Care FSA Expenses

[Guest AHayhow]

I have a basic expense question.... is a participant required to pay for the day care expense before it can be reimbursed from the dependent care FSA?

Thanks

[GBurns]

No. The expense does not have to have been paid. However, it must have been incurred, in other words the day care must have been already provided.

In addition, the plan you are under might require the submitting of a receipt for reimbursement, which would mean that the bill would have to have been paid or the provider be willing to trust you with a receipt.