BillM223
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Deductions & credits

The tax benefit of an employer's contribution to your HSA is not how much is contributed, but in how much your income was reduced in boxes 1, 3, and 5. It's only your direct HSA contribution that provides a direct dollar for dollar reduction (see line 13 on Schedule 1 (1040)).

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