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  • Questionguy101
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2007
    • 423

    #1

    HSA account

    Taxpayer can foresee he will have a big medical bill coming later this year. If he opens a HSA now. makes contribution to it and then withdraw later this year to pay for the bill, is it considered qualified withdrawal for medical expense?
  • DaveO
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2005
    • 1453

    #2
    As long as he has the high deductible plan in place

    Before he opens the HSA he should be fine.
    In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
    Alexis de Tocqueville

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    • Questionguy101
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2007
      • 423

      #3
      Thank you. I also hear that...

      if the employer makes contribution to the HSA for an employee based on a non-discriminatory policy, then the employer contribution is not taxable to the employee. Is it correct?

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      • DaveO
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2005
        • 1453

        #4
        True

        A deduction to the employer, tax free to the employee.
        In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
        Alexis de Tocqueville

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        • joanmcq
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2007
          • 1729

          #5
          unless you live in CA; HSAs are an add-back for CA taxes.

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          • KJ Judd
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2006
            • 328

            #6
            WI also does not allow a deduction for HSA contributions.

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