This answer has two parts, depending on your situation. Please
read both.
If you have an HSA and HDHP coverage:
The section that Line 18 is in is on form
8889 in the section referring to “Failure to maintain HDHP coverage”.
TurboTax is asking for information from your 8889 on your 2016 return.
You could have triggered this when
1. you indicated
that you were in the HSA on December 1, 2016 (yes, 2016) (see screenshot #1,
“What type of high deductible plan did [name] have on December 1, 2016)?), and
2. you indicated
that you were not covered by the HDHP in every month of 2017 (see screenshots
#2 “Was [name] covered by a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) in 2017” and #3
“Let’s Maximize your Contribution Limit”, which triggers screenshot #4 “Did
[name] High Deductible Health Plan coverage lapse in 2017 due to a
disability?”).
If you
are in this situation, you must complete the questions on the next screen – see
screenshot #5 “How much did [name] contribute to an HSA in 2016?”, which asks
you for some information from your 2016 HSA in order to be able to fill in Line
18.
So, if
you are in this situation, then go find your 2016 return and enter the
information from the 8889.
If you don't have an HSA or even know what
HDHP coverage is:
HDHP
refers to a High Deductible Health Plan, a type of health insurance policy with
high deductibles compared to other policies. An HSA (Health Savings Account) is
an account that lets you pay the high deductible of the HDHP with pre-tax
dollars.
If you
don't have an HSA or HDHP coverage, then you probably answered a question that
made TurboTax think that you had an HSA. You likely did this when you answered
"What type of High Deductible Health Plan did [name] have on December 1,
2016?" with "Family" or "Self" when you should have
answered "None" because you don't have HDHP coverage.
In this
case, I suggest you delete your HSA entries and start over.
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
3. go to Tax Tools (on the left), and
navigate to Tools->Delete a form
4.
delete form(s) 8889-T, 8889-S (if one), and 1099-SA (if one)
5. go
back and re-add your W-2(s), preferably adding them manually
Continue with your return. If you see the
question "What type of High Deductible Health Plan did [name] have on
December 1, 2016?" again, be sure to answer it with "None".
