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Deductions & credits
Firstly, you can only use money from an HSA to pay for expenses that were incurred after the HSA was opened. As long as the HSA was opened before the $14K bill (even if it was empty) then you are ok.
Second, don't try and return the HSA money. Instead, report the $866 as a taxable recovery (reimbursement of a previous deduction). Even though you deducted $14K, your tax benefit was only a $866 deduction because of the 7.5% rule. If you get tax-free HSA money to pay the expenses that is more than $866, that would mean you can't have the tax benefit of the deduction any more. So report the HSA as usual (not taxable) and then report the $866 as a taxable recovery. It is included in the very bottom item on the wages and income page under "other uncommon income."