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I got a request to Check This Entry: "Form 8889-S: Line 18 Wkst, line A1 must be entered". But i don't know how to find this information. thanks!

 
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I got a request to Check This Entry: "Form 8889-S: Line 18 Wkst, line A1 must be entered". But i don't know how to find this information. thanks!

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".

schiattof
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I got a request to Check This Entry: "Form 8889-S: Line 18 Wkst, line A1 must be entered". But i don't know how to find this information. thanks!

Thank you. the question seems asking the total HSA contribution on 2016. But why turbotax is asking me to input the number? Turbo Tax already have this information i input last year

I got a request to Check This Entry: "Form 8889-S: Line 18 Wkst, line A1 must be entered". But i don't know how to find this information. thanks!

I do not know to what extent TurboTax carries over information from year to year. It obviously does for some information, but sometimes it's just safer to ask again.

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