https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-have-an-hsa-that-i-have-not-used-and-it-is-on-my-w-2-but-it-is-not-showing-up-under-my-deductions/01/307755#M37752 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:35:10 GMT parrotheadgal 2019-06-03T18:35:10Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-have-an-hsa-that-i-have-not-used-and-it-is-on-my-w-2-but-it-is-not-showing-up-under-my-deductions/01/307755#M37752 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:35:10 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-have-an-hsa-that-i-have-not-used-and-it-is-on-my-w-2-but-it-is-not-showing-up-under-my-deductions/01/307755#M37752 parrotheadgal 2019-06-03T18:35:10Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-assume-that-the-money-shows-up-in-box-12-of-your-w-2-c/01/307761#M37754 <P>I assume that the money shows up in Box 12 of your W-2, coded "W."</P><P>If that's the case then you can't take a deduction for the contribution because the money that was deposited in the HSA - an account that you own and control - was never taxed in the first place.&nbsp; Box 12 money coded "W" is money that you earned from your salary or wage, but it's NOT included in Box 1 of the W-2, so it will never be taxed.</P><P>You can't contribute pre-tax money AND take a deduction for that money; that would be double dipping.</P><P>On the other had if you took money out of your checking account - after tax money - and made a contribution to an HSA that contribution would count as a deduction.</P><P>Tom Young<BR /></P> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:35:12 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-assume-that-the-money-shows-up-in-box-12-of-your-w-2-c/01/307761#M37754 TomYoung 2019-06-03T18:35:12Z