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Guest CindyL
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I have an employee who submitted a reimbursement for his flexible spending account, listing OTC items. Example, after-bite lotion , Tylenol, Pepto Bismol. Would these be legitimate expenses? Thanks for the help.

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No.

You can generally only reimburse expenses that would be deductible on the person's tax return under Code Section 213. Page 12 of Publication 502 lists nondeductible items, including:

Nonprescription Drugs and Medicines

Except for insulin, you cannot include in medical expenses

amounts you pay for a drug that is not prescribed.

Guest CindyL
Posted

After-bite is an OTC product used to take away stings of bug bites (actually works). definitely non-prescription!

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