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Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs) . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Archer MSAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Health Plans
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Future Developments
For use in preparing
2022 Returns
For the latest information about developments related to
Pub. 969, such as legislation enacted after it was
published, go to IRS.gov/Pub969.
What’s New
Telehealth and other remote care services. Public
Law 117-328, December 29, 2022, amended section 223
to provide that an HDHP may have a $0 deductible for tel-
ehealth and other remote care services for plan years be-
ginning before 2022; months beginning after March 2022
and before 2023; and plan years beginning after 2022 and
before 2025. Also, an “eligible individual” remains eligible
to make contributions to its HSA even if the individual has
coverage outside of the HDHP during these periods for
telehealth and other remote care services.
Health FSA contribution and carryover for 2023. Rev-
enue Procedure 2022-38, October 18, 2022, provides that
for tax years beginning in 2023, the dollar limitation under
section 125(i) on voluntary employee salary reductions for
contributions to health flexible spending arrangements is
$3,050. If the cafeteria plan permits the carryover of un-
used amounts, the maximum carryover amount is $610.
Insulin products. Public Law 117-169, August 16, 2022,
amended section 223 to provide that an HDHP may have
a $0 deductible for selected insulin products. The amend-
ment applies to plan years beginning after 2022.
Health FSA contribution and carryover for 2022. Rev-
enue Procedure 2021-45, November 10, 2021, provides
that for tax years beginning in 2022, the dollar limitation
under section 125(i) on voluntary employee salary reduc-
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$570.
Ask your HSA trustee whether the HSA and bed) and menstrual care products are treated as med-
trustee meet the requirements of section 223. ical care for amounts incurred after 2019.
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CAUTION
The IRS will provide any further updates as soon as
they are available at IRS.gov/Coronavirus.
See also Notice 2020-29, 2020-22 I.R.B. 864, and
Reminders Notice 2020-33, 2020-22 I.R.B. 868, available at
IRS.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb20-22.pdf, for additional
The Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-260, information.
December 27, 2020) provides for the following optional Affordable Care Act guidance. Notice 2013-54,
plan amendments. See Notice 2021-15, available at 2013-40 I.R.B. 287, available at IRS.gov/irb/2013-40_IRB/
IRS.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-21-15.pdf. ar11.html, as supplemented by Notice 2015-87, provides
• A health FSA may allow participants to carry over guidance for employers on the application of the Afforda-
unused benefits from a plan year ending in 2020 to a ble Care Act (ACA) to FSAs and Health Reimbursement
plan year ending in 2021 and from a plan year ending Arrangements (HRAs).
in 2021 to a plan year ending in 2022. For more information on the ACA, go to IRS.gov/
• A health FSA may extend the grace period for using Affordable-Care-Act.
unused benefits for a plan year ending in 2020 or Photographs of missing children. The Internal Reve-
2021 to 12 months after the end of the plan year. nue Service is a proud partner with the National Center for
• A health FSA may allow an individual who ceases Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC). Photographs of
participation in a health FSA during calendar year missing children selected by the Center may appear in
2020 or 2021 to continue to receive reimbursements this publication on pages that would otherwise be blank.
from unused benefits through the end of the plan year You can help bring these children home by looking at the
in which participation ceased and through any grace photographs and calling 800-THE-LOST (800-843-5678)
period. if you recognize a child.
6. Screening services. This includes screening services * This limit doesn’t apply to deductibles and expenses for out-of-network
for the following. services if the plan uses a network of providers. Instead, only deductibles
and out-of-pocket expenses for services within the network should be
a. Cancer. used to figure whether the limit applies.
b. Heart and vascular diseases. Self-only HDHP coverage is HDHP coverage for only
an eligible individual. Family HDHP coverage is HDHP
c. Infectious diseases. coverage for an eligible individual and at least one other
d. Mental health conditions. individual (whether or not that individual is an eligible indi-
vidual).
e. Substance abuse.
• Dental care.
Contributions to an HSA
• Vision care.
Any eligible individual can contribute to an HSA. For an
• Long-term care.
employee’s HSA, the employee, the employee’s em-
• Telehealth and other remote care (for the periods de- ployer, or both may contribute to the employee’s HSA in
scribed under What s New). the same year. For an HSA established by a self-em-
Plans in which substantially all of the coverage is ployed (or unemployed) individual, the individual can con-
through the items listed earlier aren’t HDHPs. For tribute. Family members or any other person may also
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CAUTION example, if your plan provides coverage substan-
make contributions on behalf of an eligible individual.
tially all of which is for a specific disease or illness, the Contributions to an HSA must be made in cash. Contri-
plan isn’t an HDHP for purposes of establishing an HSA. butions of stock or property aren’t allowed.
Example. For 2022, you and your spouse are both eli- Funding distribution—testing period. You must re-
gible individuals. You each have family coverage under main an eligible individual during the testing period. For a
separate HDHPs. You are 58 years old and your spouse qualified HSA funding distribution, the testing period be-
is 53. You and your spouse can split the family contribu- gins with the month in which the qualified HSA funding
tion limit ($7,300) equally or you can agree on a different distribution is contributed and ends on the last day of the
division. If you split it equally, you can contribute $4,650 to 12th month following that month. For example, if a quali-
an HSA (one-half the maximum contribution for family fied HSA funding distribution is contributed to your HSA
coverage ($3,650) + $1,000 additional contribution) and on August 10, 2022, your testing period begins in August
your spouse can contribute $3,650 to an HSA. 2022, and ends on August 31, 2023.
If you fail to remain an eligible individual during the test-
Employer contributions. You must reduce the ing period, for reasons other than death or becoming disa-
amount you, or any other person, can contribute to your bled, you will have to include in income the qualified HSA
HSA by the amount of any contributions made by your funding distribution. You include this amount in income in
employer that are excludable from your income. This in- the year in which you fail to be an eligible individual. This
cludes amounts contributed to your account by your em- amount is also subject to a 10% additional tax. The in-
ployer through a cafeteria plan. come and the additional tax are calculated on Form 8889,
Enrolled in Medicare. Beginning with the first month Part III.
you are enrolled in Medicare, your contribution limit is Each qualified HSA funding distribution allowed has its
zero. This rule applies to periods of retroactive Medicare own testing period. For example, you are an eligible indi-
coverage. So, if you delayed applying for Medicare and vidual, age 45, with self-only HDHP coverage. On June
later your enrollment is backdated, any contributions to 18, 2022, you make a qualified HSA funding distribution.
your HSA made during the period of retroactive coverage On July 27, 2022, you enroll in family HDHP coverage and
are considered excess. See Excess contributions, later. on August 17, 2022, you make a qualified HSA funding
distribution. Your testing period for the first distribution be-
Example. You turned age 65 in July 2022 and enrol- gins in June 2022 and ends on June 30, 2023. Your test-
led in Medicare. You had an HDHP with self-only cover- ing period for the second distribution begins in August
age and are eligible for an additional contribution of 2022 and ends on August 31, 2023.
$1,000. Your contribution limit is $2,325 ($4,650 × 6 ÷ 12). The testing period rule that applies under the
last-month rule (discussed earlier) doesn’t apply to
Qualified HSA funding distribution. A qualified HSA amounts contributed to an HSA through a qualified HSA
funding distribution may be made from your traditional IRA funding distribution. If you remain an eligible individual
or Roth IRA to your HSA. This distribution can’t be made during the entire funding distribution testing period, then
from an ongoing SEP IRA or SIMPLE IRA. For this no amount of that distribution is included in income and
than your employer, on your behalf, as a deduction. cess contribution. If you withdraw any of those amounts,
the amount is treated the same as any other distribution
Contributions by a partnership to a bona fide partner’s from an HSA, discussed later.
HSA aren’t contributions by an employer. The contribu-
tions are treated as a distribution of money and aren’t in- Deducting an excess contribution in a later year.
cluded in the partner’s gross income. Contributions by a You may be able to deduct excess contributions for previ-
partnership to a partner’s HSA for services rendered are ous years that are still in your HSA. The excess contribu-
treated as guaranteed payments that are deductible by tion you can deduct for the current year is the lesser of the
the partnership and includible in the partner’s gross in- following two amounts.
come. In both situations, the partner can deduct the con-
tribution made to the partner’s HSA. • Your maximum HSA contribution limit for the year mi-
nus any amounts contributed to your HSA for the year.
Contributions by an S corporation to a 2% share- • The total excess contributions in your HSA at the be-
holder-employee’s HSA for services rendered are treated ginning of the year.
as guaranteed payments and are deductible by the S
Distributions From an HSA For this purpose, a child of parents that are di-
TIP vorced, separated, or living apart for the last 6
You will generally pay medical expenses during the year months of the calendar year is treated as the de-
without being reimbursed by your HDHP until you reach pendent of both parents whether or not the custodial pa-
the annual deductible for the plan. When you pay medical rent releases the claim to the child’s exemption.
expenses during the year that aren’t reimbursed by your
HDHP, you can ask the trustee of your HSA to send you a You can’t deduct qualified medical expenses as
distribution from your HSA. ! an itemized deduction on Schedule A (Form
CAUTION 1040) that are equal to the tax-free distribution
You can receive tax-free distributions from your HSA to from your HSA.
pay or be reimbursed for qualified medical expenses you
incur after you establish the HSA. If you receive distribu- Insurance premiums. You can’t treat insurance pre-
tions for other reasons, the amount you withdraw will be miums as qualified medical expenses unless the premi-
subject to income tax and may be subject to an additional ums are for any of the following.
20% tax. You don’t have to make withdrawals from your
HSA each year. 1. Long-term care insurance.
If you are no longer an eligible individual, you can 2. Health care continuation coverage (such as coverage
TIP still receive tax-free distributions to pay or reim- under COBRA).
burse your qualified medical expenses.
3. Health care coverage while receiving unemployment
Generally, a distribution is money you get from your compensation under federal or state law.
HSA. Your total distributions include amounts paid with a 4. Medicare and other health care coverage if you were
debit card and amounts withdrawn from the HSA by other 65 or older (other than premiums for a Medicare sup-
individuals that you have designated. The trustee will re- plemental policy, such as Medigap).
port any distribution to you and the IRS on Form 1099-SA,
Distributions From an HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Ad- The premiums for long-term care insurance (item (1))
vantage MSA. that you can treat as qualified medical expenses are sub-
ject to limits based on age and are adjusted annually. See
Qualified medical expenses. Qualified medical expen- Limit on long-term care premiums you can deduct in the
ses are those expenses that would generally qualify for Instructions for Schedule A (Form 1040).
the medical and dental expenses deduction. These are Items (2) and (3) can be for your spouse or a depend-
explained in Pub. 502, Medical and Dental Expenses. ent meeting the requirement for that type of coverage. For
Amounts paid after 2019 for over-the-counter medicine item (4), if you, the account beneficiary, aren’t 65 or older,
(whether or not prescribed) and menstrual care products Medicare premiums for coverage of your spouse or a de-
are considered medical care and are considered a cov- pendent (who is 65 or older) aren’t generally qualified
ered expense. medical expenses.
For HSA purposes, expenses incurred before you es- Health coverage tax credit. You can’t claim this
tablish your HSA aren’t qualified medical expenses. State credit for premiums that you pay with a tax-free distribu-
law determines when an HSA is established. An HSA that tion from your HSA. See Pub. 502 for more information on
is funded by amounts rolled over from an Archer MSA or this credit.
another HSA is established on the date the prior account
was established. Deemed distributions from HSAs. The following situa-
If, under the last-month rule, you are considered to be tions result in deemed taxable distributions from your
an eligible individual for the entire year for determining the HSA.
contribution amount, only those expenses incurred after
you actually establish your HSA are qualified medical ex- • You engaged in any transaction prohibited by section
penses. 4975 with respect to any of your HSAs at any time in
Qualified medical expenses are those incurred by the 2022. Your account ceases to be an HSA as of Janu-
following persons. ary 1, 2022, and you must include the fair market
value of all assets in the account as of January 1,
1. You and your spouse. 2022, on Form 8889.
2. All dependents you claim on your tax return. • You used any portion of any of your HSAs as security
3. Any person you could have claimed as a dependent for a loan at any time in 2022. You must include the
on your return except that: fair market value of the assets used as security for the
loan as income on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.
a. The person filed a joint return;
To qualify for an Archer MSA, you must be either of the Minimum annual
following. deductible $2,450 $4,950
Maximum annual
• An employee (or the spouse of an employee) of a deductible $3,700 $7,400
small employer (defined later) that maintains a
self-only or family HDHP for you (or your spouse). Maximum annual
out-of-pocket
• A self-employed person (or the spouse of a self-em- expenses $4,950 $9,050
ployed person) who maintains a self-only or family
HDHP. Family plans that don’t meet the high deductible
rules. There are some family plans that have deducti-
You can have no other health or Medicare coverage ex-
bles for both the family as a whole and for individual family
cept what is permitted under Other health coverage, later.
members. Under these plans, if you meet the individual
You must be an eligible individual on the first day of a
deductible for one family member, you don’t have to meet
given month to get an Archer MSA deduction for that
the higher annual deductible amount for the family. If ei-
month.
ther the deductible for the family as a whole or the deduc-
If another taxpayer is entitled to claim you as a tible for an individual family member is less than the mini-
! dependent, you can’t claim a deduction for an mum annual deductible for family coverage, the plan
CAUTION Archer MSA contribution. This is true even if the doesn’t qualify as an HDHP.
other person doesn’t receive an exemption deduction for
you because the exemption amount is zero for tax years Other health coverage. If you (and your spouse, if you
2018 through 2025. have family coverage) have HDHP coverage, you can’t
generally have any other health coverage. However, you
Small employer. A small employer is generally an em- can still be an eligible individual even if your spouse has
ployer who had an average of 50 or fewer employees dur- non-HDHP coverage, provided you aren’t covered by that
ing either of the last 2 calendar years. The definition of plan. However, you can have additional insurance that
small employer is modified for new employers and grow- provides benefits only for the following items.
ing employers. • Liabilities incurred under workers’ compensation laws,
Growing employer. A small employer may begin torts, or ownership or use of property.
HDHPs and Archer MSAs for its employees and then • A specific disease or illness.
grow beyond 50 employees. The employer will continue to
meet the requirement for small employers if the employer:
• A fixed amount per day (or other period) of hospitali-
zation.
• Had 50 or fewer employees when the Archer MSAs You can also have coverage (whether provided through
began, insurance or otherwise) for the following items.
• Made a contribution that was excludable or deductible • Accidents.
as an Archer MSA for the last year the employer had
50 or fewer employees, and • Disability.
• Had an average of 200 or fewer employees each year • Dental care.
after 1996. • Vision care.
Changing employers. If you change employers, your • Long-term care.
Archer MSA moves with you. However, you may not make
additional contributions unless you are otherwise eligible. Contributions to an MSA
High deductible health plan (HDHP). To be eligible for Contributions to an Archer MSA must be made in cash.
an Archer MSA, you must be covered under an HDHP. An You can’t contribute stock or other property to an Archer
HDHP has: MSA.
• A higher annual deductible than typical health plans,
and Who can contribute to my Archer MSA? If you are an
employee, your employer may make contributions to your
• A maximum limit on the annual out-of-pocket medical Archer MSA. (You don’t pay tax on these contributions.) If
expenses that you must pay for covered expenses. your employer doesn’t make contributions to your Archer
Limits. The following table shows the limits for annual MSA, or you are self-employed, you can make your own
deductibles and the maximum out-of-pocket expenses for contributions to your Archer MSA. You and your employer
HDHPs for 2022. can’t make contributions to your Archer MSA in the same
year. You don’t have to make contributions to your Archer
MSA every year.
your spouse, you can’t make contributions to your own Individuals enrolled in Medicare. Beginning with the
Archer MSA that year. first month you are enrolled in Medicare, you can’t contrib-
ute to an Archer MSA. However, you may be eligible for a
Medicare Advantage MSA, discussed later.
Limits
There are two limits on the amount you or your employer
When To Contribute
can contribute to your Archer MSA. You can make contributions to your Archer MSA for 2022
• The annual deductible limit. through April 15, 2023.
• An income limit.
Reporting Contributions on Your Return
Annual deductible limit. You or your employer can
contribute up to 75% of the annual deductible of your Report all contributions to your Archer MSA on Form 8853
HDHP (65% if you have a self-only plan) to your Archer and file it with your Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.
MSA. You must have the HDHP all year to contribute the You should include all contributions you or your employer
full amount. If you don’t qualify to contribute the full made for 2022, including those made from January 1,
amount for the year, determine your annual deductible 2023, through April 15, 2023, that are designated for
limit by using the Line 3 Limitation Chart and Worksheet in 2022.
the Instructions for Form 8853, Archer MSAs and You should receive Form 5498-SA, HSA, Archer MSA,
Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts. or Medicare Advantage MSA Information, from the trustee
Example 1. You have an HDHP for your family all showing the amount you or your employer contributed
year in 2022. The annual deductible is $6,000. You can during the year. Your employer’s contributions should be
contribute up to $4,500 ($6,000 × 75% (0.75)) to your shown on Form W-2, box 12, code R. Follow the Instruc-
Archer MSA for the year. tions for Form 8853 and complete the Line 3 Limitation
Chart and Worksheet in the instructions. Report your
Example 2. You have an HDHP for your family for the Archer MSA deduction on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or
entire period of July through December 2022 (6 months). 1040-NR.
The annual deductible is $6,000. You can contribute up to
$2,250 ($6,000 × 75% (0.75) ÷ 12 × 6) to your Archer Excess contributions. You will have excess contribu-
MSA for the year. tions if the contributions to your Archer MSA for the year
are greater than the limits discussed earlier. Excess con-
If you and your spouse each have a family plan, tributions aren’t deductible. Excess contributions made by
TIP you are treated as having family coverage with your employer are included in your gross income. If the
the lower annual deductible of the two health excess contribution isn’t included in Form W-2, box 1, you
plans. The contribution limit is split equally between the must report the excess as “Other income” on your tax re-
two of you unless you agree on a different division. turn.
Generally, you must pay a 6% excise tax on excess
Income limit. You can’t contribute more than you contributions. See Form 5329, Additional Taxes on Quali-
earned for the year from the employer through whom you fied Plans (Including IRAs) and Other Tax-Favored Ac-
have your HDHP. counts, to figure the excise tax. The excise tax applies to
If you are self-employed, you can’t contribute more each tax year the excess contribution remains in the ac-
than your net self-employment income. This is your in- count.
come from self-employment minus expenses (including You may withdraw some or all of the excess contribu-
the deductible part of self-employment tax). tions and avoid paying the excise tax on the amount with-
drawn if you meet the following conditions.
Example 1. You earned $25,000 from TR Company
in 2022. Through TR, you had an HDHP for your family for • You withdraw the excess contributions by the due
the entire year. The annual deductible was $6,000. You date, including extensions, of your tax return.
can contribute up to $4,500 to your Archer MSA (75% • You withdraw any income earned on the withdrawn
(0.75) × $6,000). You can contribute the full amount be- contributions and include the earnings in “Other in-
cause you earned more than $4,500 at TR. come” on your tax return for the year you withdraw the
contributions and earnings.
Example 2. You are self-employed. You had an
HDHP for your family for the entire year in 2022. The an- Deducting an excess contribution in a later year.
nual deductible was $6,000. Based on the annual deducti- You may be able to deduct excess contributions for previ-
ble, the maximum contribution to your Archer MSA would ous years that are still in your Archer MSA. The excess
have been $4,500 (75% (0.75) × $6,000). However, after
deducting your business expenses, your net
tribution you receive from your Archer MSA this year that
You must file Form 8853 with your Form 1040, 1040-SR,
is used to pay medical expenses of someone who isn’t
or 1040-NR if you (or your spouse, if married filing a joint
covered by an HDHP, or is also covered by another health
return) had any activity in your Archer MSA during the
plan that isn’t an HDHP, at the time the expenses are in-
year. You must file the form even if only your employer or
curred.
your spouse’s employer made contributions to the Archer
MSA.
Rollovers. Generally, any distribution from an Archer
MSA that you roll over into another Archer MSA or an If, during the tax year, you are the beneficiary of two or
HSA isn’t taxable if you complete the rollover within 60 more Archer MSAs or you are a beneficiary of an Archer
days. An Archer MSA and an HSA can receive only one MSA and you have your own Archer MSA, you must com-
rollover contribution during a 1-year period. See the Form plete a separate Form 8853 for each MSA. Enter “state-
8853 instructions for more information. ment” at the top of each Form 8853 and complete the form
as instructed. Next, complete a controlling Form 8853
Additional tax. There is a 20% additional tax on the part combining the amounts shown on each of the statement
of your distributions not used for qualified medical expen- Forms 8853. Attach the statements to your tax return after
ses. Figure the tax on Form 8853 and file it with your Form the controlling Form 8853.
1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR. Report the additional tax in
the total on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.
Employer Participation
Exceptions. There is no additional tax on distribu-
tions made after the date you are disabled, reach age 65, This section contains the rules that employers must follow
or die. if they decide to make Archer MSAs available to their em-
ployees. Unlike the previous discussions, “you” refers to
Balance in an Archer MSA the employer and not to the employee.
An Archer MSA is generally exempt from tax. You are per- Health plan. If you want your employees to be able to
mitted to take a distribution from your Archer MSA at any have Archer MSAs, you must make an HDHP available to
time; however, only those amounts used exclusively to them. You can provide no additional coverage other than
Qualified medical expenses. Qualified medical expen- Free options for tax preparation. Go to IRS.gov to see
ses are those specified in the plan that would generally your options for preparing and filing your return online or
qualify for the medical and dental expenses deduction. in your local community, if you qualify, which include the
These are explained in Pub. 502. following.
Expenses incurred after December 31, 2019, for • Free File. This program lets you prepare and file your
over-the-counter medicine (whether or nor prescribed) federal individual income tax return for free using
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Qualified medical expenses from your HRA include the may not be available through Free File. Go to IRS.gov/
following. FreeFile to see if you qualify for free online federal tax
• Amounts paid for health insurance premiums. preparation, e-filing, and direct deposit or payment op-
tions.
• Amounts paid for long-term care coverage.
• VITA. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
• Amounts that aren’t covered under another health program offers free tax help to people with
plan. low-to-moderate incomes, persons with disabilities,
If you are covered under both an HRA and a health FSA, and limited-English-speaking taxpayers who need
see Notice 2002-45, Part V, which is available at help preparing their own tax returns. Go to IRS.gov/
IRS.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-02-45.pdf. VITA, download the free IRS2Go app, or call
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You can’t deduct qualified medical expenses as ration.
! an itemized deduction on Schedule A (Form
CAUTION 1040) that are equal to the distribution from the • TCE. The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) pro-
HRA. gram offers free tax help for all taxpayers, particularly
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Go to IRS.gov/TCE, download the free IRS2Go app,
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be carried over to the next year. Your employer isn’t per- preparation.
mitted to refund any part of the balance to you. These
amounts may never be used for anything but reimburse- • MilTax. Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and
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offered by the Department of Defense through Military
• Access your tax records, including key data from your • Go to IRS.gov/Refunds.
most recent tax return, and transcripts. • Download the official IRS2Go app to your mobile de-
• View digital copies of select notices from the IRS. vice to check your refund status.
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fessionals.
Note. The IRS can’t issue refunds before mid-Febru-
• View your address on file or manage your communi- ary for returns that claimed the EIC or the additional child
cation preferences. tax credit (ACTC). This applies to the entire refund, not
just the portion associated with these credits.
Tax Pro Account. This tool lets your tax professional
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IRS.gov/TaxProAccount. lowing options.
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has responded, or the IRS hasn’t responded by the
Note. You can use Schedule LEP (Form 1040), Re- date promised.
quest for Change in Language Preference, to state a pref-
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nications from the IRS in an alternative language. You
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Balance in 17
A Contributions to 16 M
Archer MSAs 11-16 Distributions from 17 Medical expenses, qualified 9, 14,
Assistance (See Tax help) Grace period 17 17, 19
Qualifying for 16 Medical savings accounts 11-16
C When to contribute 17 Balance in 15
Contributions to: Form: Contributions to 12
FSA 16 5329 8, 13 Deemed distributions 14
HRA 18 5498–SA 8, 13 Distributions from 14
HSA 5 8853 15 Medicare Advantage MSAs 16
MSA 12 8889 8, 10 Qualifying for 12
When to contribute 13
D H Medicare Advantage MSAs 16
Death of: Health plans, high deductible 4, 12
HSA holder 10 Health reimbursement P
MSA holder 15 arrangements 18, 19 Preventive care 4
Distributions from: Balance in 19 Publications (See Tax help)
FSA 17 Contributions to 18
HRA 18 Distributions from 18 Q
HSA 9 Qualifying for 18 Qualified HSA funding
MSA 14 Health savings accounts 3-11 distribution 7
Balance in 10
E Contributions to 5 T
Employer participation: Deemed distributions 9 Tax help 19
FSA 18 Distributions from 9 Testing period:
HRA 19 Last-month rule 6 Last-month rule 6
HSA 10 Partnerships 8 Qualified HSA funding distribution 7
MSA 15 Qualifying for 3
Rollovers 8
F S corporations 8
Flexible spending When to contribute 8
arrangements 16-18 High deductible health plan 4, 12