Employees who participated in Flex-Plan for the 2012 calendar year have a grace period of January 1, 2013 to March 15, 2013 that will allow employees to maximize their 2012 benefit. Employees have until March 31, 2013 to submit claims for expenses incurred on March 15, 2013 or before. Claims can be submitted online at www.flexplan.com or through a paper form available up.edu/hr, Employee Benefits, Flexible Spending Account Information (http://tinyurl.com/b7xha33). Contact hr@up.edu with questions.
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Don’t Be Remiss
Faculty and staff applications for tuition remission are now accepted via online forms only and can be accessed through the HR website at www.up.edu/hr/, according to HR director Bryn Sopko. In addition to this easier access, HR has updated the application dates for remission to match the deadline in student accounts, so please keep these dates in mind:
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Spring term: November 15
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Summer term: April 5
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Fall term: July 1.
Since the spring term deadline has passed, all faculty or staff who wish to apply for spring 2013 remission should do so as soon as possible. Please note that there are separate tuition remission application forms for undergraduate and graduate course work, and that any graduate level tuition remission benefits will be taxable to the employee on the value above $5,250 for attempted credits and subject to applicable withholdings, and will be reflected on the W-2 form of the tax year the remission was applied. A summary on tuition remission and links to the online forms are available at http://tinyurl.com/c8f6j2x.
For more information contact human resources at 7461 or hr@up.edu.
Flex Spending Year End Reminder
Faculty and staff who signed up for Flex Spending accounts for 2012 are reminded that the 2012 balance on their Benny Cards can be used through December 31, 2012. Any remaining funds may be accessed through the normal claim reimbursement process from January 1 to March 15, 2013. All claims for 2012 must be filed by March 31, 2013. For more information contact HR at 7461 or hr@up.edu.
Flex-Plan Grace Period
Employees who participated in Flex-Plan for the 2012 calendar year have a grace period of January 1, 2013 to March 15, 2013 that will allow employees to maximize their 2012 benefit. Employees have until March 31, 2013 to submit claims for expenses incurred on March 15, 2013 or before. Claims can be submitted online at www.flexplan.com or through a paper form available up.edu/hr, Employee Benefits, Flexible Spending Account Information (http://tinyurl.com/b7xha33).
Contact hr@up.edu with questions.
Christmas Break 2012
Staff offices are scheduled to be shut down for Christmas Break from Monday, December 24, through Tuesday, January 1, 2013, with employees returning to work on Wednesday, January 2, 2013. For more information on employee holidays contact HR at 7461 or go to www.up.edu/hr/.