I received a 1099-SA form from the original holder of my HSA, but my employer switched banks for our HSAs in September of 2014. From the second bank, I received a 5498-SA form. I filed the 1099-SA in the return. How do I handle the second form (5498-SA) in my federal return?
Form 5498-SA is a statement of contributions. In your case of employment contribution, the amount shown on 5498-SA should have already been on your W2 so there's no need to enter it anywhere else. The 5498-SA is for your information only; you don't actually enter it directly.
DURING THE END CHECK, YOUR SOFTWARE REQUIRED AN ENTRY FOR FMV HSA AND IT CHANGED MY REFUND!!!!! NOW I CANNOT FIND WHERE YOU WANTED IT SO I CAN CHANGE IT
Form 5498-SA is a statement of contributions. In your case of employment contribution, the amount shown on 5498-SA should have already been on your W2 so there's no need to enter it anywhere else. The 5498-SA is for your information only; you don't actually enter it directly.
I thought HSA contribution has tax credit if so where do we enter
What if the amount on your W-2 doesn't match the amount on the 5498-SA form? Why would they be different?
@jamiemil
"What if the amount on your W-2 doesn't match the amount on the 5498-SA form?"
They may not match if you had after tax contributions in addition to pretax employer contribution.
"Why would they be different?"
F5498-SA can include more than pretax employer contribution.
I made an extra contribution to my HSA and it was reported on the 5498 however when I try to add it to turbotax it lowers my refund instead of increases it! This is as of 3/18/15 so the latest fix isnt working for this particular scenario.
@bmccarthy the refund indicator is not a reliable measure. You must examine the actual tax forms to determine how your HSA contribution is treated.
So I have $1,750 on my 5498-SA and my W2 in Box 12a has a C for 174 and DD for 2665.08... I'd like to get credit for the $1,750, but Turbo Tax is not letting me take it anywhere.. help!
Then your employer has reduced your W2 wages by the $1750 but did not report code W $1750 in box 12. You can enter it in the HSA section. Look for the line "Employer Contribution not Reported on a W2".
I don't think the employer reduced my W2 wages lines, 1, 3,5 and 16 all match. Any ideas? Thanks for the help..
If you are certain of no reduction in reported wages, then it's an after tax contribution and it would be entered on the line "All Other Contributions". This will be a tax deduction on F1040, line 25.
To find HSA section, look in Medical Deductions and Credits/ HSA, MSA.
This section asks if you made HSA contribution. When you answer Yes, there should be a screen Enter Your HSA Contributions. The last line is "All Other Contributions".
Our company's health insurance is through United Healthcare - Allsavers Division. The cover letter on the 5498-SA that we receive from the HSA Bank clearly states "The enclosed IRS tax form 5498-SA shows your contributions for tax year 2019 to your HSA account. Please use this information to fill out IRS tax form 8889 which is what you'll need to submit your taxes."
United Healthcare - Allsavers Division offers an exercise program to participating employees. The employees can earn up to $3/day by meeting exercise goals. Quarterly, the monies earned from meeting these goals are deposited directly into the employee's HSA accounts with no visibility to us as the employer. These amounts are then included on 5498-SA that our employees receive from the HSA bank.
Therefore, our employees W-2 box 12-W does not agree with their 5498-SA with the difference typically being the amounts earned through the exercise program which can be up to almost $1100/year and twice that if the employee's spouse participates. I believe that these exercise program monies are required to be included in the amounts reported to the IRS?
It would seem that TurboTax needs to accommodate this type of situation by creating steps for taxpayers to input their 5498-SA and adding the information to IRS form 8889 ?
"Form 5498-SA reports contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA), Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA. But you do not enter this form into TurboTax; your account custodian sends it to you for informational purposes only. TurboTax recommends that you keep it with your tax return records." Ref: turboTax
Thank you for the reply. Yes, your quote correctly copies the TurboTax help system. However, the the help system does not address my questions which directly contradict what TurboTax writes. I am hoping that a TurboTax moderator will please read the questions carefully and explain why the financially different 5498 can be ignored on our tax returns and just kept for our records.
You will report additional contributions that are made outside of your payroll deductions separately. This includes contributions made on behalf of the exercise program.
Under the Deductions & Credits menu, follow these steps: