Let me try to provide better responses to your questions and/or clarify what I meant.
1 - The $500 was a benefit from the employer and was the only HSA contribution they were going to make during the year of coverage under the new HDHP plan. Any other HSA contributions by payroll deduction were by employee choice. So, what I meant below was this this was their contribution to the HSA for the year of HDHP coverage.
2 - She believes coverage under the HDHP plan began Dec 1st 2021 and I agree with your assumption that the employer contributed to the HSA in December based on this start date, as well.
By "cost" in reference to December 2021 per the last-month rule, I meant the additional tax and/or penalty that TT is calculating for an excess contribution in December 2021 for one month HDHP coverage in 2021. Also, I meant that the $500 from the employer was the HSA contribution / benefit for the entire upcoming coverage year under the HDHP which extended into 2022 (not just Dec 2021)
I'm a little confused now on what I should choose to enter in TT for 2022 and what the resulting taxes/penalties will be both for 2022 and 2021 (Dec).
If I select "NO" as you've indicated regarding withdrawing excess contributions, won't this result in the 6% penalty?
For 2021, TT is saying $200 of the $500 is considered "income" for the last-month rule. I assume this is because the entire contribution was made by the employer in December even though HDHP didn't begin until December and then because her coverage under an HDHP ended in April when she switched employers (so she wasn't under an HDHP for all of 2022). Is it correct that she is being 'penalized' in this way because of the timing of the contribution and I should just leave all inputs in TT as they are?
Thank you!
