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Second Wave:

Obamacare


There are over twenty new or higher taxes in Obamacare. Several will first go into effect onJanuary 1, 2011. They include:



The "Medicine Cabinet Tax"

Thanks to Obamacare, Americans will no longer be able to use healthsavings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), or healthreimbursement (HRA) pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription,over-the-counter medicines (except insulin).


The "Special Needs Kids Tax"

This provision of Obamacare imposes a cap on flexible spending accounts (FSAs)of $2500 (Currently, there is no federal government limit). Thereis one group of FSA owners for whom this new cap will be particularlycruel and onerous: parents of special needs children.

There arethousands of families with special needs children in the United States,and many of them use FSAs to pay for special needs education.

Tuition rates at one leading school that teaches special needs childrenin Washington , D.C. ( National Child Research Center ) can easily exceed $14,000 per year.

Under tax rules, FSA dollars can not be used to pay for this type of special needs education.


The HSA (Health Savings Account) Withdrawal Tax Hike.

This provision of Obamacare increases the additional tax on non-medical early withdrawalsfrom an HSA from 10 to 20 percent, disadvantaging them relative to IRAsand other tax-advantaged accounts, which remain at 10 percent.