Expense Classification
Prescription Drug and Over-the-Counter Medication Eligibility
A prescription alone doesn't make over-the-counter drugs HSA-eligible.
Theo Abramowitz
· 8 min read
A prescription alone doesn't make over-the-counter drugs HSA-eligible.
Misclassifying a plan as a PHSP creates downstream reporting errors on every required form.
CRA disqualifies PHSPs when employers don't actually bear medical expense risk.
Cost-plus health plans for sole shareholder-employees fail the insurance-risk test.
Employer-paid HSA admin fees follow business expense rules, not contribution rules.
How five EFT stages move Canadian HSA claims from receipt to bank account.
CRA requires five specific insurance elements in PHSP plan documents.
A PHSP deducts from dollar one; the METC only kicks in above a threshold.