In addition, the proposal will charge new annual enrollment fees for TRICARE for Life, the military retiree program.

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If dropping pounds is a goal for you and your doctor recommends that you join a weight-loss program, you can use your FSA to pay the enrollment and other fees.

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Related expenses are narrowly defined as student-activity fees and expenses for course-related books, supplies, and equipment if the fees and expenses must be paid to the institution as a condition of enrollment or attendance.

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For purposes of the tuition and fees deduction, qualified education expenses are tuition (clearly) and related expenses required for enrollment or attendance at an eligible educational institution (any college, university, vocational school, or other postsecondary educational institution eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the U.S. Department of Education).

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