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  • BOB W
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2005
    • 4061

    #1

    Hsa

    Client says she contributes to an HSA, on her own, not through her multiple employers. She called Fidelity and set it up. She is not self employed. I have never heard of HSA without employer participation. ???
    This post is for discussion purposes only and should be verified with other sources before actual use.

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  • Rapid Robert
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2015
    • 1983

    #2
    "I have never heard of HSA without employer participation."

    It's definitely allowed, if maybe not common. A Form 5498-SA should show the contribution amount. This is why Form 8889 has two lines to show contributions:
    • one for amounts that went through the hands of the employer (regardless of whether an employee deduction or fringe benefit), and
    • one for those that were directly made by the individual.
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    • Dude
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2018
      • 360

      #3
      I wonder if Fidelity required proof that she has high deductible insurance?
      "Dude, you are correct" Rapid Robert

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      • DoubleO
        Member
        • Feb 2020
        • 81

        #4
        You need to be sure she has a qualified HDHP, and not just a plan with a high deductible. Details are in the pub, and of course, the regs. If it doesn’t meet all the requirements for a qualified HDHP, she has excess contributions.

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        • TaxGuyBill
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2013
          • 2321

          #5
          That is what line 13 of Schedule 1 is for.

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