Lifestyle Spending Accounts
How Lifestyle Spending Accounts Are Priced
How lifestyle spending accounts are priced: the pricing models you will meet, what drives the cost and the fees that are easy to miss.
How much lifestyle spending accounts cost
Common pricing models: per employee per month, tiered plans, per module or bundle, and custom quote. Too few vendors publish comparable list prices for us to give a price range; the models and cost drivers below explain what you will be quoted.
Pricing models explained
- Per employee per month. Platform fee charged per eligible or participating employee, the most common model.
- Tiered plans. Plans by headcount or features, with global coverage, cards and advanced reporting in higher tiers.
- Per module or bundle. LSAs bundled with pre-tax accounts, recognition, discounts or professional development stipends.
- Custom quote. Large and multi-country programs are quoted individually.
What drives the price
- Number of eligible employees
- Number of countries and currencies
- Card program versus reimbursement only
- Number of separate stipend programs
- Payroll and HRIS integrations
- Bundled pre-tax accounts or recognition
Fees to ask about before you sign:
- The stipend budget itself, separate from platform fees
- Employer payroll taxes on taxable payouts
- Prefunding that ties up cash
- Card or foreign exchange fees
- Implementation fees per payroll system
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