topic HSA Contribution Deduction in Deductions & credits

HSA Contribution Deduction

tbeduhn — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:50:22 GMT

I am using TurboTax Premier Desktop, and there is not a question that asks for HSA contributions personally made by the employee (not through payroll). So is there no way to get the deduction for those contributions. Is this a known bug and can it be corrected?

Re: HSA Contribution Deduction

dmertz — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:14:39 GMT

As you proceed through the HSA section of TurboTax, TurboTax will present the Let's enter your HSA Contributions page which has a box for you to enter contributions that were not made though your employer. (Make sure that you have marked the HSA box as you begin the 1099-SA, HSA, MSA section.)

Re: HSA Contribution Deduction

tbeduhn — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:34:33 GMT

The only screens I am getting are:

Medical Expenses – Did you have any medical expenses in 2025? [Yes]
Select the health-related accounts you had in 2025 [Health Savings Account (HSA) selected]
Did you use your Health Savings Account (HSA) to pay for anything in 2025? [Yes, entered distribution details]
Tell us about HSA spending – Did you spend HSA money on medical expense only [Yes, all]
1090-SA Summary
Were you covered by a HDHP in 2025? [Yes]
Do any of these situations apply? [None]
What type of HDHP coverage did you have during 2025? [Self]
Your HSA Summary [Shows Deduction as $0 because there was no entry for contributions]

The page with Let's enter your HSA Contributions never appears.

Re: HSA Contribution Deduction

tbeduhn — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:50:24 GMT

Update: Since it didn't appear in the Step-by-Step view, I was able to manually enter the contribution amount on Form 8889.

Re: HSA Contribution Deduction

dmertz — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 21:04:59 GMT

Odd. I get the contribution page when I click on the Continue button on the 1099-SA Summary page, followed by the page asking about coverage. Have you updated TurboTax recently?