High deductible health plan deduction for georgia 2019

[Egoydich]

Hi all - preparing 2019 georgia return and the turbotax info regarding deductibility for HSA contributions is a little confusing?  We contributed $3,000 to our HSA because we have a high deductible family plan with a $3500/7500 individual/family out of pocket maximum.  Can anyone please help on whether I can use that $3,000 contribution as a deduction?  I’ve reviewed the Georgia instruction booklet but if was even more confusing.

Many, many thanks!!!

[Egoydich]

any fellow Georgians out there wondering about this?

[MaryK4]

Georgia allows you to deduct your health insurance premiums (what you paid for the insurance ) if you have a high deductible plan BUT you can only do this if you did not deduct the premiums elsewhere on your federal tax return (like the Schedule A medical expenses or Self-Employed Health Insurance deduction).

@Egoydich

[Egoydich]

@MaryK4 - just to confirm - I can deduct my my Georgia taxable income the total premiums paid for 2019?

Thats like $2,352 in annual premiums?  We are not itemizing and these were paid with pre-tax dollars.

Many thanks

[MaryK4]

No, I realize I was not clear re-reading my answer above, you cannot deduct pre-tax premiums.

@Egoydich