I'm receiving an error on form 8889-S saying 'Line 3A5, Family should not be checked. You indicated on the Federal Information Wks that spouse could be claimed as a dependent of another, which makes spouse ineligible.'
I don't understand this error for a couple reasons (1) I didn't indicate my spouse could be claimed as a dependent of another. We're a family of 4 (husband, wife and 2 kids) and 'married filing separately'. I'm claiming one child as a dependent and my wife is claiming the other child as a dependent. Is the software confusing the child my wife is claiming as a dependent and saying I'm claiming 'spouse could be claimed as a dependent of another? (2) My spouse was never under my medical coverage (she has her own medical coverage through her employer). Only my kids and I were under my medical coverage, so why would the status of my wife make a difference here?
Do you have ideas on what how to resolve this?
