topic Form 8889 in Deductions & credits

Form 8889

SC1959 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 20:13:18 GMT

My W-2 shows a total of $4,500 contributed to my HSA. $4,000 of this was contributed by me personally, and $500 by my employer. TT is picking up the entire $4,500 from the W-2 as an employer contribution and will not allow me to indicate that $4,000 of that was my contribution personally, so it is calculating my deduction for the HSA as 0 when I should be getting a deduction of $4,000 (I am over 55). How can I correct this? There is a question that asks if I put any money in personally, but if I put $4,000 in that box, it still shows $4,500 contributed by my employer and thinks I overcontributed by $4,000.

Re: Form 8889

KathrynG3 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 20:28:45 GMT

No, you do not need to separate the amount paid by the employer from the amount paid by you. You are entitled to the full $4,500 on Form 8889. However, since these were reported on Form W-2, they are considered to have been contributions made pre-tax. There is not additional deduction for the contribution.

See the article for more details: What is a health savings account (HSA)?

Re: Form 8889

SC1959 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 20:40:47 GMT

Oh, I see! Thank you for explaining this to me!