Can you help when I enetered my HSA information my amount of taxes I owed jump up -- I was told that it should not affect my taxes just wanted to double check on it?

[Opus 17 · Accepted solution]

HSA contributions are deemed taxable until you get to the question "did you have a qualifying HDHP all year?"  Keep going in the program, don't jump around because you might miss things.  You should get the HDHP question during the W-2 interview and you can also bring it up in the HSA section on the Deductions and Credits page. 

[Opus 17]

You also DO NOT enter HSA contributions in the HSA section if they were payroll deductions, those are already on your W-2.  The only contributions you manually enter are any separate contributions not made via payroll.