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BillM223
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can i change my own HSA contribution amount? I entered the wrong amount and now i cannot change it

I don't know which situation you are referring to, but the "best" way to address your issue is to delete all your HSA data and start over. This is faster than going through the interview multiple times.

 

Just remove all HSA data as shown below. 

 

HSA RESET

***Reset***

 

1. make a copy of your W-2(s) (if you don't have the paper copies)

2. delete your W-2(s) (use the garbage can icon next to the W-2(s) on the Income screen)

 

*** Desktop***

 

3. go to View (at the top), choose Forms, and select the desired form (1099-SA (if one), 8889-T, and 8889-S (if one)). Note the Delete Form button at the bottom of the screen.

 

*** Online ***

 

3. go to Tax Tools (on the left), and navigate to Tools->Delete a form 

4. delete form(s) 1099-SA (if one), 8889-T, and 8889-S (if one)

 

5. go back and re-add your W-2(s), preferably adding them manually

6. go back and redo the entire HSA interview....

 

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can i change my own HSA contribution amount? I entered the wrong amount and now i cannot change it

Thanks. I tried your suggestion it never takes me back to the interview where I add my personal HSA contribution. I dm’d them and they said I had to purchase the turbo tax deluxe which I have always used anyway. I don’t need tax advice to pay for that either. Contemplating switching to something else

BillM223
Expert Alumni

can i change my own HSA contribution amount? I entered the wrong amount and now i cannot change it

Did you go back to the HSA interview (Deductions & Credits->HSA, MSA contributions->HSA)? The screen "Let's enter [name]'s HSA contributions" is one of the first screens in the HSA interview. 

 

I did not meant to imply that you would automatically be taken back to this spot, but that you would have to "go back and redo the entire HSA interview". When you do so, this contributions screen, on which you can enter your own HSA contribution amount, is one of the first screens.

 

Are you saying that you never saw this screen again, even after restarting the HSA interview?

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can i change my own HSA contribution amount? I entered the wrong amount and now i cannot change it

I took it all out and started over. The question was not asked again. I have meet had an issue with TurboTax and HSA specifically. I always s end the year and have to add something to get the full amount allowed after my payroll withholding for the year. The dollar amount is not significant Uncle Sam gets enough .😀

BillM223
Expert Alumni

can i change my own HSA contribution amount? I entered the wrong amount and now i cannot change it

So you are saying that you have HSA contributions made through payroll deduction throughout the year, and when you end the year and have something left over, you make a personal HSA contribution directly to the HSA administrator?

 

That makes sense - I've done it myself back when I still qualified to contribute to an HSA.

 

Two screens*** after you see "Select the health-related accounts you had in 2025" screen, you'll see "Let's enter [name] HSA contributions".

 

***I say "two" but it can be three or more depending on whether or not you make any 1099-SA entries, and whether or not the Development Team has finished with their updates.

 

So I am guessing that you never saw the "Select the health-related accounts you had in 2025" screen on the last pass, right?

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