Does the prescription fee paid by HSA count towards prescription expense (deduction & credit)?

[danlina0919]

Hi,

I'm at the "Tell us about any prescription medication expenses" section of the Deductions & Credit. I wonder if the expense I paid using HSA credit would still count towards the prescription expense.

Thank you!

[NCperson]

no it doesn't - you can't 'double dip'..   the money that went into the HSA was pre-tax money, so you already are avoiding paying taxes on that money....you can't claim expenses to avoid taxes where you already did so....

make sense?