DawnC
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After you file

What is incorrect about your Form 8889?   To review this section in TurboTax, search for hsa and use the Jump to hsa link to get back there.  Provide some details if you are having an issue and use this link to start a new thread - more eyes will see your question!  

 

File Form 8889 to:

  • Report health savings account (HSA) contributions (including those made on your behalf and employer contributions).
  • Figure your HSA deduction.
  • Report distributions from HSAs.
  • Figure amounts you must include in income and additional tax you may owe if you fail to be an eligible individual.

 

In most cases, your HSA contribution is reported in box 12 of your W-2 with the code W (Company Contributions to Health Savings Account).   You don't enter these again in the HSA section; TurboTax will handle these when you enter your W-2.  

 

Tip: Code W actually reports the combined contribution – yours plus your employer's. So if you contributed $1,500 to your HSA and your employer matched it dollar for dollar, box 12 on your W-2 would show $3,000 with a code W.

 

@aharm6221 

 

Why am I showing an excess HSA contribution in 2021?

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