# Tax implications of a Flexible Spending Account forfeit

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-implications-of-a-flexible-spending-account-forfeit/517041>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 10, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-implications-of-a-flexible-spending-account-forfeit/517041 "2009-11-10T14:32:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-implications-of-a-flexible-spending-account-forfeit/517041/1 "2009-11-10T14:32:44Z")

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If I sign up for a Flexible Spending Account but don’t spend all the money (on either health care or dependent care, depending on the account), I lose the money I didn’t spend. But is it still pre-tax? Or would the unspent funds then revert back to being considered taxable income?

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**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-implications-of-a-flexible-spending-account-forfeit/517041/2 "2009-11-10T14:34:13Z")

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Yeah, it was taken out of your income, and never taxed.