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Level 2
June 5, 2019
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Max HSA contribution?

2017, both 63+, joint high deductible health insurance Jan to Oct.  Nov - Dec, I switched to Medicare, my spouse switched to individual high deductible health insurance.  What is the max contribution for each HSA?    

dmertzAnswer
Level 15
June 5, 2019

TurboTax calculates your maximum contributions as

  • 10/12 of the family-coverage limit of $6,750 split between the two of you ($5,625),
  • plus 10/12 of $1,000 catch-up to your HSA ($833),
  • plus 2/12 of the $3,400 single-coverage limit to your spouse's HSA ($567),
  • plus $1,000 of catch-up to your spouse's HSA ($1,000).

If you allocate the entire 10/12 of the family coverage limit to your HSA and none of it to your spouse's HSA, your maximum contribution is $6,458 and your spouse's maximum contribution is $1,567.  If you instead allocate the entire 10/12 of the family coverage limit to your spouse's HSA, your maximum contribution would be $833 and your spouse's maximum contribution would be $7,192.  Regardless of how you split the 10/12 of the family limit, the combined maximum contributions will equal $8,025.

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dmertzAnswer
Level 15
June 5, 2019

TurboTax calculates your maximum contributions as

  • 10/12 of the family-coverage limit of $6,750 split between the two of you ($5,625),
  • plus 10/12 of $1,000 catch-up to your HSA ($833),
  • plus 2/12 of the $3,400 single-coverage limit to your spouse's HSA ($567),
  • plus $1,000 of catch-up to your spouse's HSA ($1,000).

If you allocate the entire 10/12 of the family coverage limit to your HSA and none of it to your spouse's HSA, your maximum contribution is $6,458 and your spouse's maximum contribution is $1,567.  If you instead allocate the entire 10/12 of the family coverage limit to your spouse's HSA, your maximum contribution would be $833 and your spouse's maximum contribution would be $7,192.  Regardless of how you split the 10/12 of the family limit, the combined maximum contributions will equal $8,025.

Level 2
June 5, 2019
Very helpful!  Thank you!