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The IRS approved Inventory Information Approval System (IIAS) is a point-of-sale technology in which retailers auto-substantiate eligible healthcare expenses at the point-of-sale terminal enabling real-time purchases using flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement accounts and health savings accounts.

As of January 1, 2008, the IRS is requiring all supermarkets, discount stores, grocery stores, wholesale clubs and mail-order merchants to implement IIAS. Healthcare related items will then be identified at the time of purchase, to ensure your employee’s SmartFlex™ Debit Card is used only to pay for prescription drugs, qualified over-the-counter items and general healthcare expenses. If your employees try to buy ineligible IIAS items with their SmartFlex card, or try to use their SmartFlex card at non-participating IIAS merchants, they will be asked for another form of payment.

If your employees shop at an IIAS approved merchant, submitting receipts for reimbursement will be minimized. The IRS still requires all participants to retain their receipts for their records. The list of participating merchants is available on the SmartFlex participant website at www.smartflexcard.com.

Benefits of IIAS

  • Fewer “pay and chase” follow ups
  • Fewer participant phone calls
  • Increased employee satisfaction
  • Decreased manual claims
IIAS Compliant Providers
  • Grocery stores
  • Discount stores
  • Warehouse clubs
  • Convenience stores
  • Healthcare
  • Miscellaneous general merchandise
  • Mail order pharmacies

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