HSA contribution double-entry

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April 6, 2026
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I (truthfully) answered the question about Box 12 on my W2, which was offered with no instruction or context, causing my HSA contributions to be counted as a deduction against income although they were paid with pre-tax income. I have tried everything I have found on this forum to correct this, including deleting my W2, clearing the cache, logging out, and re-importing the W2. No matter what I do (including the "tools>HSA" search query recommended in prior years), I can no longer find the screen that had the question that I answered (truthfully) in a way that caused Turbotax to double-count my contributions. I do not have access to the "forms" option because I use the online version of the software.

Please help!

TurboTax Free Edition Online

NCperson

Level 15

@skanouse there is a question along the way that asks whether you made any contributions to an HSA - it trips a lot of people up.

You are to respond with any DIRECT contributions and NOT include any money that was withheld from your paycheck.

Most likely you entered what was already accounted for on your W-2 and should be answering $-0-.

skanouseAuthor

Level 2

Yes, I am fully aware of the nature of the problem. The issue is that I cannot fix it.

I have tried everything I have found on these forums going back to 2019 and cannot get back to the screen where this question appears to change my answer. I've deleted my W2, cleared the cache, logged out, logged in, re-imported my W2 and NOTHING WORKS. I'm on the verge of deleting my entire tax return and starting from scratch, wasting the six hours I have already spent entering my taxes.

They need to change the question to make clear that it is referring to post-tax contributions. The question was something like "Does box 12 include HSA contributions made by you or your employer?" Of course the answer would appear to be yes. But it should be no. That is ridiculous.