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TurboTax is importing Box 12 code W directly into line 9 of 8889. Earlier comments in this thread say that Box 12 code W indicates *any* contributions to an HSA, including both employer and employee contributions. However, when this number is entered into line 9, it indicates that the full $7,000 in that box that was added to my HSA is comprised of employer contributions, when actually it was $1,500 from my employer and $5,500 from me. As a result, my $5,500 contribution is not being subtracted from my taxable income.
To confuse things further, my 2017 and 2018 W-2s only list the $1,500 employer contribution. If the comments here are correct that Box 12 code W should include both employer and employee contributions, then the 2019 W-2 is correct, but being misinterpreted by TurboTax, while the 2017-2018 W-2s were incorrect but resulting in the correct answer. If I manually edit my W-2 to reduce it from $7,000 to $1,500, I get the answer I expect. Help?