When you incur an eligible expense under the Dependent Care Spending Account, you must pay out-of-pocket for the expense and file the Dependent Care Spending Account (DCSA) Claim Form to receive reimbursement from your Dependent Care Spending Account. See "Paper Reimbursement Claims" for more information.

Please be mindful of the claim filing deadline: you have until March 31 of the year following the plan year to submit eligible claims for the Dependent Care Spending Account incurred during the plan year (January 1 – December 31). If you are submitting your claim by mail, the postmark date must be no later than March 31.