IRS Makes Face Masks and Sanitizer Payable Under FSAs, HSAs or HRAs

In Announcement 2021-7, issued March 26, the IRS clarified that purchases of PPE such as face masks, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes, for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of coronavirus, "for use by the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or the taxpayer's dependents that are not compensated for by insurance" are deductible from income for tax purposes, "provided that the taxpayer's total medical expenses exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income."
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