If you are registered in the National Health Fund (Fonasa) and you are interested in knowing if you are entitled to a refund of excess contributions, you still have time to check it before September 22, 2024. Fonasa is carrying out a massive process of Refund of Excess Contributions Paid (DPE), with a total of more than $6 billion available for 82,173 beneficiaries. This process, which is carried out from time to time, is an excellent opportunity to recover money if you have paid more than you should in your health contributions.
The process of return The refund began on July 10 and is about to end. It is important to note that this refund covers a period of five years, from October 2018 to December 2023. If you are in this group and have not yet checked whether you have money to receive, it is crucial that you do so soon, since after September 22, no more queries about excess amounts will be accepted.
What exactly are excess contributions? Basically, these are generated when a worker or employer pays more than stipulated by law in health contributions. This can occur because the contributions were calculated on an income that exceeds the legal taxable limit, or because the employer paid twice by mistake. If you find yourself in any of these situations, you could be one of the beneficiaries of this process. return.
Checking if you are eligible for a refund is very simple. You just need to go to the official website of Fonasa in the returns section, where you can access with your RUT or ClaveÚnica. Both natural and legal persons have the option to verify if they are included in this process and, if they do not agree with the refund proposal, they can submit an individual request through the same platform.
The payment schedule is already underway, with six dates scheduled for the deposit of the returnsThe last date will be September 27, 2024, so if you confirm your excess on these days, you could receive the money before that date. This process is an excellent way to regularize payments and ensure that your contributions are correct, whether you are an employee or an employer.