topic We contributed $9300 for a HSA (family) with HDHP. One of the spouse is more than 55 yrs. Turbotax says we overcontributed and needs to withdraw. How can this be fixed? in Deductions & credits

We contributed $9300 for a HSA (family) with HDHP. One of the spouse is more than 55 yrs. Turbotax says we overcontributed and needs to withdraw. How can this be fixed?

m_l_kumar — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:55:54 GMT

Re: We contributed $9300 for a HSA (family) with HDHP. One of the spouse is more than 55 yrs. Tur...

KeshaH — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 18:27:08 GMT

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Re: We contributed $9300 for a HSA (family) with HDHP. One of the spouse is more than 55 yrs. Tur...

m_l_kumar — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:36:33 GMT

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My wife is 51 yrs I am 56 yrs. I am covered under by wife's HDHP.

My wife also owns the HSA account. We contributed $9300 to the HSA.

https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/00/00_10_005.jsp

Turbotax is giving us an error that we have overcontributed and have to

withdraw $1000 from the HSA account or pay penalty.

This is a bug.

If I change in the Turbotax that I own the HSA account that warning and the penalty

disappears.

It would be incorrect filing to show that the HSA account belongs to me instead of my wife.

This is a bug in Turbotax system that needs to be fixed.

Thank you

Re: We contributed $9300 for a HSA (family) with HDHP. One of the spouse is more than 55 yrs. Tur...

NCperson — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:21:05 GMT

@m_l_kumar not a bug.

Since you wife is under 55 years old, her maximum contribution is $8300 under a family HSA. Under a separately owned HSA, since you are over 55 years old, you are eligible to contribute $1,000. If she contributed $9300, that is $1000 over the maximum and what TT is reporting.

If we flip it around, since you are over 55 years old, you are permitted to contribute $9300. She is not permitted to contribute anything to a separate Single HSA.

Under the rules for this situation, her maximum contribution is $8300 but your maximum contribution is $9300.

not a bug. it's the way the rules work.

Re: We contributed $9300 for a HSA (family) with HDHP. One of the spouse is more than 55 yrs. Tur...

dmertz — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:59:11 GMT

HSAs are individual accounts, not joint accounts. Only an individual who is age 55 or over during the year is eligible to make a catch-up contribution to that individual's HSA.