Error Form 8889

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February 17, 2024
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We file as joint married. My wife has excess contribution to HSA she used for medical expenses this year. I manually added her 1099-SA in Step by step mode through the end including that neither of us have HDP in 2023. Despite this her 8889 form has a error - it is requiring she choose family or self for HDP which we already indicated in the interview we did not have one.

BillM223

TurboTax uses the entries (or lack thereof) for the calculation on excess contributions. Since you did not indicate that either of you had HDHP coverage, the calculations correctly assume that you did not. However, the Review assumes that you did, and wants to know what the coverage was.

Since the calculations are correct, just enter Self - this will get you past the check in the Review, and your return is correct anyway.

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