Recent ActivityHome | Dental | Flexible benefits | Health |Life | Sick Bank | Retirement | Supplemental | Tax Shelter l Vision | Workers' Comp
Rebecca W. Owens, Employee Benefits Supervisor
16th Floor, Andrew Johnson Building, 912 S. Gay StreetP.O. Box 2188, Knoxville, TN 37901-2188
Phone (865) 594-1686
Fax (865) 594-3737
Hours: 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Please note employees must sign a new form every year for medical reimbursement and dependent childcare. The maximum for both medical reimbursement and dependent care is $5,000.00.
Appropriate expenses must be incurred between January 1 and December 31. Employees have until March 31 to submit receipt forms to Knox County Schools Benefits Office for reimbursement.
The Flexible Benefits Plan allows an employee to pay for certain employee benefits with pre-tax dollars. The Flexible Benefits Plan is offered through Knox County Schools and authorized by the Internal Revenue Service. The specifics are listed in the Flexible Spending Manual.
How do I Join the Flexible Benefits Plan?
An employee can join the first 31 days of hire or during Flexible Benefits Enrollment, October 15 – November 14. Enrollment forms are available from Employee Benefits at 594-1686. The Flexible Benefits Plan runs on a calendar year (January 1 – December 31). A member must re-enroll in the Dependent Care and/or Medical Spending Accounts annually during open enrollment which is October 15 through November 14. A separate form is required to set up each account annually. The effective date will be January 1.
Department Announcements Open EnrollmentFlexible Benefits allow employees to pay less money in taxes and take home more income. Employees can set aside part of their income on a pre-tax basis for medical and/or child care expenses for the year beginning January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010.
The administrator for flexible benefits is Security Benefits. This is an open enrollment. Employees will be able to sign up for flexible benefits including medical reimbursement and dependent childcare. Please note employees must sign a new form every year for medical reimbursement and dependent childcare. The maximum for both medical reimbursement and dependent care is$5,000.00. Employees should put either the payroll deduction amount or the yearly deduction amount on the form. The money will begin coming out of the payroll checks January 1, 2010. Employees have until March 31 of the following year to submit receipt forms for reimbursement for expenses incurred January 1 – December 31 of the previous year. Flexible Spending Accounts fall under the IRS’s “Use It or Lose It Rule.” If a member does not use all of the money withdrawn from their check for medical expenses by December 31 of each year the member will lose any money remaining in the account.
Employees who have health insurance, dental insurance or supplemental insurance that is deducted pre-tax such as cancer or disability policies may cancel the policies during open enrollment. The effective date for cancellation will be at the end of the day on 12/31/09. The form is available on the website @ http://supplemental.knoxschools.org or by calling the Employee Benefits Office. Open Enrollment/Annual TransferAnnual Transfer/Open Enrollment is October 15 – November 16, 2009. The effective date for all changes will be January 1, 2010. Information is available on the Knox County Schools website at http://benefits.knoxschools.org/ . Employees can obtain information and/or print forms to send to the Employee Benefits Office. Employees may also obtain information by calling Employee Benefits at 594-1686, by stopping by the Employee Benefits Office on the 16th floor of the Andrew Johnson Building, or by attending one of the area information meetings. The Employee Benefits Office is open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. All forms should be faxed, hand delivered or mailed to Knox County Schools Employee Benefits Office, 16th floor, P.O. Box 2188, Knoxville, TN 37901-2188. The fax number is 594-3737 or 594- 9523. Do not send any forms to any of the vendors. All paperwork must be received by the Employee Benefit Office no later than 4:30 p.m. on November 16, 2009. Please do not wait until the last day to fax your forms. If you do, please be aware the fax machine stays busy all day and some fax machines do not continue to try and send the fax if the receiving machine is busy. The forms are valid when received not when sent. Please come in person and turn the forms in our office to ensure the forms are received in a timely manner.
The meetings are designed for employees to pick up forms and turn in paperwork. The locations are below:
Department Contacts
Department Files
|
Website, Phone numbers  Security Benefits WebsiteSecurity Benefits website for customers. Toll free number: 1-888-662-3646 Fax: 1-866-477-6526; address: P. O. Box 750600, Topeka, KS, 66675-0600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
