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Tax-Free Talk is a special benefits enrollment season podcast featuring host, Kathy Claimant.







In this funny, informative and engaging serial, Kathy Claimant hosts benefits superhero Captain Contributor. The superhero, star of the award-winning The Adventures of Captain Contributor employee education and engagement program, visits benefit enrollment season meetings to liven up the traditionally boring setting (and materials) and improve engagement so people better understand the healthcare and tax advantages of using FSAs, HSAs, and more. Captain Contributor is also called upon to vanquish his enemy, Doctor Decay, as the villain threatens the good citizens of Cape Town.







Tax-Free Talk, Episode 1











Introducing Tax-Free Talk, the enrollment season podcast hosted by Kathy Claimant. In episode 1, Kathy invites Captain Contributor to her show to discuss his origin and his mission. During the podcast, Captain Contributor pays a visit to Bob and Marge, third party administrators with No Hassle Benefits. Bob and Marge have discovered that enrollment season meetings are boring and that employees have a hard time understanding their benefits. The Captain has a unique solution to help put an end to boring benefits.







Can Captain Contributor save the day? Find out, in Tax-Free Talk, Episode 1 (7:33 run time).







Additional Information about Healthcare Benefit Accounts







For more information about about tax-advantaged healthcare benefit accounts, check out these blogs from the Captain:









* So You Want to Know More About HSAs? – An HSA is a tax-advantaged benefit account for people enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). Account owners make pre-tax contributions each payday (or post-tax, which can be deducted on tax returns) to their HSA in order to pay for IRS-approved eligible expenses for themselves and their dependents.







* Should I Sign Up for a Flexible Spending Account? – For many working Americans, open enrollment season is coming up soon. The open enrollment period is when you have the opportunity to evaluate and sign up for insurance and other benefits, through your employer or through an exchange. Most companies offer a benefits plan which may include health, dental, life and vision insurance; some businesses also offer other options like commuter benefit accounts or consumer directed healthcare accounts. Depending on what benefits your company offers, you may be wondering – should I sign up for a Flexible Spending Account?







* Having an HRA and HSA: The Best of Both Worlds – As the popularity of consumer directed healthcare (CDH) accounts rises, people want to know how they can get the most value out of them. When it comes to two pieces of the CDH puzzle, one frequently asked question is, “Can I have an HRA and HSA at the same time?”













Tax-Free Talk is a special benefits enrollment season podcast featuring host, Kathy Claimant.







In this funny, informative and engaging serial, Kathy Claimant hosts benefits superhero Captain Contributor. The superhero, star of the award-winning T...

Tax-Free Talk is a special benefits enrollment season podcast featuring host, Kathy Claimant.



In this second edition of the Tax-Free Talk enrollment season podcast, Kathy Claimant follows benefits superhero Captain Contributor while he’s at a benefits enrollment meeting. The superhero, star of the award-winning The Adventures of Captain Contributor employee education and engagement program, helps Bob and Marge (third party administrators) liven up their benefits enrollment meeting by answering questions about FSAs, HSAs, Transit accounts, and more. All is going well until a nefarious foe with evil intentions starts to wreak havoc on Cape Town. Captain Contributor must spring into action to save the city – but is it too late?



Tax-Free Talk, Episode 2





Can Captain Contributor save the city from a candy crushing nightmare? Find out in Tax-Free Talk, Episode 2 (8:46 run time).



Click here to listen to Episode 1 of Tax-Free Talk.



Did you like what you heard in this enrollment season podcast? Captain Contributor has additional resources about healthcare benefit accounts



For more information about about employer-sponsored benefit accounts, check out these enrollment season blogs and videos from the Captain:



* Make a Commuter Benefits Account Work for You! – If you travel to and from work, you could be saving on those travel-related expenses with a Commuter (aka Transit) plan. A Transit/Commuter plan is an employer-sponsored fringe benefit where employees can use set-aside money to help cover the cost of commuter expenses. Learn more.

* Video: HSAs and the Menacing Meteor  – Just released for the 2018 enrollment season, Captain Contributor and Betty the Benefactress are back again in a new video about Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)! In this exciting new adventure – HSAs and the Menacing Meteor – the city is being attacked by falling fireballs from space as the benefits super duo spring into action to rescue people and help them better understand their HSAs. Watch now!

* Preparing for Enrollment Season – 5 Tips for Employees – For millions of people across the country, enrollment season is right around the corner. Each Fall, companies set aside a period of two to three weeks that allows employees to pick and choose which benefits they want for the upcoming year. It’s important to be prepared – after all, these decisions affect both your health and your wallet. With the following tips, you can improve your enrollment season.

Tax-Free Talk is a special benefits enrollment season podcast featuring host, Kathy Claimant.







In this third installment of Tax-Free Talk, an enrollment season podcast, benefits superhero Captain Contributor must spring into action to save injured citizens and inform them about their healthcare benefits accounts. All the while, Doctor Decay continues to cause chaos around the city. Not only do the citizens of Cape Town need medical care and benefits information, they need someone to step up and confront the villainous doctor. Can Captain Contributor come through?







Tax-Free Talk, Episode 3











Can Captain Contributor teach citizens about the importance of their benefit accounts and save the city?! Find out in Tax-Free Talk, Episode 3 (8:07 run time).









Episode 1







Listen to Episode 1 of Tax-Free Talk







Kathy Claimant introduces listeners to Captain Contributor, star of the award-winning The Adventures of Captain Contributor employee education and engagement program. Captain Contributor explains his mission to help people save on taxes through their employer sponsored benefit accounts. While on the air, the benefits super hero visits a local TPA to help them overcome the dreaded employee benefits meeting.







Episode 2







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Bob and Marge, third party administrators with No Hassle Benefits, conclude their enrollment meeting. Before the meeting wraps up, Captain Contributor makes a special appearance and conducts a Q&A session to answer questions about FSAs, HSAs, and more. However, little do Bob and Marge know, they’ve been duped into helping Captain Contributor’s arch-nemesis.







Thank you for listening to Tax-Free Talk! Captain Contributor has additional resources about healthcare benefit accounts below:







For more information about about employer-sponsored benefit accounts, check out these enrollment season blogs and videos from the Captain:









* What is an HRA and How Does it Work? –Your employer offers a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), and you need to know what that means for you. An HRA is an employer-sponsored benefit plan funded solely by the employer that allows employees to receive reimbursement for qualified expenses.







* HSA Contributions: Changing from Individual to Family Coverage  – If your status changes during the plan year, it can affect how much you can contribute to your Health Savings Account (HSA) for that year. Learn how a person’s HSA contribution limits can change due to a mid-year change of status.







* VIDEO: Captain Contributor Explains Tax Savings – When considering an FSA, HSA, or HRA, you may be wondering – why should I sign up?  The answer is simple – saving money! Each account can save you money, but there are differences between them. Watch this video to learn more about tax savings!