State tax filing

The way a cafeteria plan technically works, is that you agree to a voluntary salary reduction, and your employer contributes a portion of your salary into the HSA, along with any employer match.  Your taxable wages in box 1 of your W-2 were already reduced by that salary reduction agreement.  So on your CA return, the entire box 12 code W is added back.  None of that represents double-taxed money. 

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