No, making line 13 equal to zero, would be wrong. Line 2 is actually $1,217 (the amount you carried over). It's just that the IRS instructions are non-existent on how to handle the carryover on the 8889.
On the 8889, it is treated as a personal contribution (hence, on line 2), but the instructions don't call for it to be printed there.
The calculations have been this way for years (I have been doing HSA questions for 8 years), and the only problem was when taxpayers looked at the 8889 and saw the discrepancy - it filed just fine. This is the first time it has ever caused a problem with filing...
I will look at it.
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