WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ECFC, the leading nonprofit organization promoting choice in benefit solutions, is excited to announce the addition of Donna Crisalli as Technical Advisor. Crisalli will serve as an expert in the Technical Advisory Group and will be available to consult with ECFC members as the organization continues to expand its influence in advancing health care consumerism.
As part of her role, Crisalli will be advising ECFC on matters pertaining to the eligibility of expenses for medical claims subject to the Internal Revenue Code section 213(d). This section defines qualified medical expenses that can be paid to an individual, on a tax preferred basis, through account based health plans including flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs).
After twenty years working with the Internal Revenue Service’s Income Tax and Accounting division in multiple senior-level positions, Donna retired from the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel in late 2015 as Senior Level Counsel. As a well-known primary expert on medical expenses under section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code, Donna is a welcome addition to the ECFC Technical Advisory Group.
“We are thrilled to have Donna as both a technical expert and a consultant,” said Martin Trussell, executive director of ECFC. “Our members have a significant responsibility to comply with agency rules and regulations governing health claims administration, and Donna will be a valuable member resource when additional guidance and interpretation is needed to help resolve difficult claims issues.”
Crisalli has extensive expertise in other cafeteria plan benefits such as the dependent care credit card on travel and entertainment, including related accountable plan, employment tax, and fringe benefit rules. She also has extensive familiarity with the Affordable Care Act, including the employer-related rules.
About Employers Council on Flexible Compensation
ECFC is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining and expanding employee benefit programs on a tax-advantaged basis. ECFC represents and promotes employee benefit programs through effective lobbying and provides education and awareness to members, compensation practitioners, national opinion leaders and the general public to help advance health care consumerism. ECFC, which was founded in 1979 as the Employers Council on Flexible Compensation, is the single organization that focuses its efforts on preserving, protecting and defending the tax advantaged programs currently available to working families through employer plan sponsors.
