As a small business owner in Ohio offering vision benefits, can employees use their FSA funds to pay for LASIK surgery, and what are the exact IRS rules this year?
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As a small business owner in Ohio offering vision benefits, can employees use their FSA funds to pay for LASIK surgery, and what are the exact IRS rules this year?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 IRS Publication 502 LASIK surgery medical expenses FSA eligible Section 213(d) 2026Google ↗
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IRS 2026 health FSA contribution limit 2026 revenue procedureGoogle ↗
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IRS cafeteria plan health FSA reimbursement substantiation incurred expense plan year carryover grace period 2026Google ↗
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2026 IRS Publication 502 LASIK surgery medical expenses FSA eligible Section 213(d) 2026 Google ↗
IRS 2026 health FSA contribution limit 2026 revenue procedure Google ↗
IRS cafeteria plan health FSA reimbursement substantiation incurred expense plan year carryover grace period 2026 Google ↗
- Publication 502 (2025), Medical and Dental Expenses · irs.gov
- 26 U.S.C. § 213: Medical, dental, etc., expenses · uscode.house.gov
- Publication 15-B (2026), Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits · irs.gov
- Publication 969 (2025), Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans · dejavu.org
- IRS Announces Benefit Limit Adjustments for 2026 · pro.fbp.cloud.sitefinity.com
- Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2007-39 · irs.gov
- Eligible Health Care FSA Expenses · fsafeds.gov
- Publication 969 (2025), Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans · irs.gov
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 IRS Publication 502 LASIK surgery medical expenses FSA eligible Section 213(d) 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
IRS 2026 health FSA contribution limit 2026 revenue procedure OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Instruction | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
IRS cafeteria plan health FSA reimbursement substantiation incurred expense plan year carryover grace period 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |