I made a contribution (outside employer payroll deductions) to HSA. On "HSA summary screen" it says you can make changes but it won't allow me to edit contributions. Help

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January 30, 2026
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Tax-free employer contributions are showing from the W-2, but not option to add in the additional contribution to HSA. It was still at allowable amount for a family, so no excess contribution.

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BillM223

Level 15

I don't know why it says on the HSA Summary screen that you can make changes with the implication that you can make these changes on this screen.

You need to return to the beginning of the HSA interview (i.e., start over) to make the changes that will be reflected on the HSA Summary screen.

As an aside, you probably know that personal HSA contributions (made outside the employer) are entered on the screen "Let's enter [your name]'s HSA contributions" on the second line.

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95ireland

Level 2

I too am having difficulty entering additional direct contributions to my HSA, above and beyond what my employer contributed and is shown on my W2. I have attempted to re-start the HSA questions by deleting the 1099-SAs and trying to start over entering the HSA details. At no point did I get a question as to whether I added additional after tax contributions directly to my HSA. Therefore I cannot enter the additional contributions which would actually reduce my taxation for 2025. Please help me resolve this matter. I have also contacted Turbo Tax support and they in turn submitted a ticket as they couldn't resolve my issue over the phone, even with screen sharing. They suspect I've run into some bug or missing aspect of the software for 2025. Hard for me to think Turbo Tax forgot to include the ability to contribute to HSAs other than through an employer.

prentice2009Author

Level 2

I think Turbo Tax has a bug in their system for this issue. I figured out a work around, but it wasn't ideal. I had to delete my tax return and start over. Once I did that, I was able to see the screen I needed to enter in the necessary information. The screen will say "Let's enter ____'s HSA contributions". The screen pre-fills the employer/payroll contributions from box 12 of W-2 and under it there is a line available to fill in called, "Contributions personally made (not through your employer)"...yay! It allowed me to put in the personal amount we contributed and gave me a larger refund.

Originally, when I first went into Turbo Tax, I didn't have any forms from HSA yet (5498-SA or 1099-SA), so I skipped past these screens. I didn't know Turbo Tax wouldn't let me enter it later once I received the forms. Yikes....definitely something wrong in their system. I hope this yelps you.