Optimal Management of Tax-Sheltered Employee Reimbursement Programs

Flexible reimbursement programs for medical and dependent care expenses offer significant tax advantages to employees. Since amounts sheltered must be designated at the start of each year, the employee must estimate expenses subject to uncertainty. The correct amount to be sheltered is similar to th...

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Charge accounts
Child care
Dependents
Employee benefits
Employees
finance: taxation
Financial planning
Flexible
Guidelines
Income taxes
inventory/production: applications
Personal finance
Programs
Reimbursement
Salary
State income tax
Take home pay
Tax free
Tax shelters
Universities
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