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cm5199
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Unsure if I should answer yes or no for the last month rule. I retired as of march 2016...so I make contributions to my hsa for those three months but not since then

 
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PaulaM
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Unsure if I should answer yes or no for the last month rule. I retired as of march 2016...so I make contributions to my hsa for those three months but not since then

The question is referring to 2015. If you contributed in 2015 under last month rule, then you would have to maintain HDHP coverage for all of 2016 to not incur a penalty. 

If you were enrolled in a HDHP/HSA for all of 2016, then you would answer 'No'. 

If you were enrolled in HDHP/HSA for part of 2016, then the answer is still 'No', but you will need to indicate which months that you were covered by an HDHP on the page, Were you enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) in 2016? 

Penalties may be calculated if you contributed more than allowed for the number of months covered.

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PaulaM
Employee Tax Expert

Unsure if I should answer yes or no for the last month rule. I retired as of march 2016...so I make contributions to my hsa for those three months but not since then

The question is referring to 2015. If you contributed in 2015 under last month rule, then you would have to maintain HDHP coverage for all of 2016 to not incur a penalty. 

If you were enrolled in a HDHP/HSA for all of 2016, then you would answer 'No'. 

If you were enrolled in HDHP/HSA for part of 2016, then the answer is still 'No', but you will need to indicate which months that you were covered by an HDHP on the page, Were you enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) in 2016? 

Penalties may be calculated if you contributed more than allowed for the number of months covered.

See attached example.

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