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Turbotax is saying "We see [spouse] had a break in HDHP health plan coverage during 2017" which is not correct. Where can I correct this information?

scottjhanson — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:31 GMT

The question on the page before you see that there was a...

AnnetteB — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:33 GMT

The question on the page before you see that there was a “lapse” in coverage is causing the issue.

On the previous page you should see the question, “What type of High Deductible Health Plan did [spouse] have on December 1, 2016?”. The choices are Family, Self only, or None.

If the spouse had been covered under the taxpayer's family plan, you might think you should answer Family to the question. However, the answer should be None.

It is referring to what type of plan the spouse held in their name on December 1, 2016. If the spouse had their own separate HDHP on that date, then choose the type of plan that the spouse had. If instead the spouse was covered under the plan in the taxpayer's name, then you should choose None.

To go back to the section of your return to answer the questions again, use the following steps:

On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)

This opens a box where you can type in “hsa” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)

The search results will give you an option to “Jump to hsa”

Click on the blue “Jump to hsa” link and edit your information

this could be explained better in turbotax. Even the expl...

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:34 GMT

this could be explained better in turbotax. Even the explanation of an eligible individual is not very straightforward.

Had the same problem. Please fix this Intuit.

jyanoviak — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:35 GMT

Had the same problem. Please fix this Intuit.

+1 The question in turbotax is not clear enough. Please f...

schmidt3d — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:36 GMT

+1 The question in turbotax is not clear enough. Please fix it.

Thanks for the answer but this is super unclear. If my sp...

home2 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:38 GMT

Thanks for the answer but this is super unclear. If my spouse is covered under my family plan I would surely expect to answer "family". The wording on that question talks about selecting "None" if my spouse failed to become an eligible individual which has nothing to do with my situation. I had to resort to Google to try and find this answer.

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Anonymous — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:39 GMT

Agree with the other comments here. Unclear wording.

alex-trazkovich — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:40 GMT

Agree with the other comments here. Unclear wording.

Hello Intuit, fix this! "What type of HDHP did h...

shannondiehl — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:42 GMT

Hello Intuit, fix this! "What type of HDHP did <spouse> have on December 1, 2016?" says nothing about it being them on a separate plan from the primary filer. Add a note that is what you intend with the question, please!

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mk4 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:43 GMT

I agree with everyone else. Make the wording clearer so w...

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:44 GMT

I agree with everyone else. Make the wording clearer so we're not searching for this same answer when filing next year's taxes again. Thanks for the explanation though.

Yes, totally agree with everyone else. Thanks for the "...

jknuckey — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:46 GMT

Yes, totally agree with everyone else. Thanks for the "right" answer, but please fix the wording of the question for next year because it is definitely unclear.

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sissiangel — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:47 GMT

+1 Totally agree, was having the same problem.

saaib — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:48 GMT

+1

Totally agree, was having the same problem.

It's 2018 now and this is still not fixed, at least in th...

bryanhenry — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:50 GMT

It's 2018 now and this is still not fixed, at least in the desktop version of Turbotax Premier. Please fix this.

Yes, I made the same mistake as I did last year in answer...

bigslimdog — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:51 GMT

Yes, I made the same mistake as I did last year in answering the question, and I had to come back here!

Agreed - a baffling lack of guidance, which is what we're...

Torpotax — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:52 GMT

Agreed - a baffling lack of guidance, which is what we're paying Intuit for. Something this simple should be noted on the screens, especially more than a year later.

Yes, please fix this so I'm not back here again next year

jknuckey — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:54 GMT

Yes, please fix this so I'm not back here again next year

Thanks for the explanation. I would expect this to be cla...

MrDotDot — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:55 GMT

Thanks for the explanation. I would expect this to be clarified in the software itself.

A year later this is STILL a problem? Thank God for the i...

katala97 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:25:56 GMT

A year later this is STILL a problem? Thank God for the internet, because TT had no guidance for this. All it would take is to copy and paste this answer into the software. Come on, Intuit, you can do better.