HSA excess contributions and income loss from invested funds

[catLover596]

I contributed too much to my HSA in 2019.  I have not filed my taxes yet for 2019.  Because the money was invested, I actually lost money.  How should I proceed?

[Anonymous]

see this link for your options.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/is-the-hsa-6-percent-tax-on-exce...

[catLover596]

Thank you for the link.  That all makes sense. I'd like to remove the excess. What is unclear to me is how much to remove. Do I remove the excess amount minus the loss? Do I remove the full excess contribution and report a loss on my taxes? Or something else?