Help with Dependent Care FSA Please!

Sorry, I can't type Chinese at work. This is what happened:

On 2008, I used Dependent Care Flex Spending Account for the first time. I put in $5000 and totally forgot about it until I do my tax this year. (I had an accountant to do my tax last year) I called the company HR. They refused to give any part of my money back because I passed the claiming period eventhough I can provide receipts from the Pre-School from 2008. Is there anything I can do about it? Even to get partial money back?

My argument point is the "use it or lose it" policy. I actually used up all of the money on Child Care during that period, I just didn't know that I had to a form to get the reimbursement back. Does that mean I have to lose all $5000 hard earned money?

Any help will be appreciated.

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• you passed the deadline for reimburstment. -allmeteor- ♂ (91 bytes) () 03/24/2010 postreply 12:01:34

• No, I did not receive a deadline notice. -pupuma- ♀ (45 bytes) () 03/24/2010 postreply 12:09:33

• Reimbursement deadline for medeical FSA is 4/15 next year -eyehalfopen- ♂ (281 bytes) () 03/24/2010 postreply 13:45:49

• If you sign up in the end of 2008, it is 2009 FSA plan -eyehalfopen- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/24/2010 postreply 13:47:38

• The deadline is the end of March for some companies. -3271963- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/24/2010 postreply 20:41:51

• However, you can amend your 2008 Tax return -allmeteor- ♂ (113 bytes) () 03/24/2010 postreply 12:03:48

• Thank you allmeteor! -pupuma- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/25/2010 postreply 08:21:24

• The IRS (not the company) has confiscated your money. -3271963- ♀ (42 bytes) () 03/24/2010 postreply 13:54:57

• 回複：No, your money was confiscated by your employer, not the IRS -HouseChaser- ♂ (607 bytes) () 03/27/2010 postreply 14:52:28

• 回複：Help with Dependent Care FSA Please! -愛問答- ♀ (152 bytes) () 03/24/2010 postreply 15:06:57

• Thank you so much!!! I will do that. -pupuma- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/25/2010 postreply 08:20:42

• 錢太多了。 -jin_yin_hua- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/24/2010 postreply 17:55:50

• Your $5,000 were forfeited. -bluebunny26- ♀ (1753 bytes) () 03/25/2010 postreply 08:26:57

• A lesson learned. Thank you for the explaination. -pupuma- ♀ (31 bytes) () 03/25/2010 postreply 10:32:18