Non-Eligible Expenses

Non-Eligible Expenses For
Flexible Spending Accounts

The following is a list of expenses which have been deemed by the IRS not reimbursable under Section 125.

Antiseptic diaper service	Maternity clothes
Athletic club expenses	Personal use items
Baby sitting fees to enable you to attend doctor visits	Premiums for all insurances
Boarding school fees paid for healthy child while parent is recuperating from illness	Scientology fees
Bottled water	Special foods / beverages - However excess cost of organic foods, over what would have normally been spent, (if medically necessary for allergies) can be reimbursed
Contact lens replacement insurance	Tattooing
Cosmetic surgery or treatment	Toothpaste
Cost of divorce	Transportation for cost of disabled person to/from work
Cost of hotel room suggested for sex therapy	Travel costs to look for a new place to live
Cost of trips for a "change of environment" to boost morale of ailing person.	Travel costs to a favorable climate
Dance lessons	Tuition and travel expenses to send a "non-disabled problem child" to a particular school for a change in environment.
Dental bleaching & other cosmetic work	Veterinary or other expenses for pets
Domestic help	Vitamins, tonics, homeopathic remedies
Ear piercing	Wigs for cosmetic purposes only
Electrolysis	Divorced spouse's medical bills
Employment related physicals
First Aid supplies (band-aids, etc.)
Funeral, cremation or burial or other related expenses
Health programs offered by resorts, health clubs, gyms etc.
Illegal operations and drugs
Laetrile
Marijuana - even if prescribed by a physician
Marriage counseling
Resources: Department of Treasury/Internal Revenue Service; Publication numbers: 502 & 503 Thompson Publishing Group, Inc.; Flex Plan Handbook