- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- An HSA is a tax-advantaged account established to pay for qualified medical expenses of an accountholder who is covered under a high-deductible health plan. With money from this account, you pay for healthcare expenses until your deductible is met. Any unused funds are yours to retain in your HSA and accumulate towards your future healthcare expenses or your retirement.
For complete details on HSAs you may wish to visit the U.S. Treasury at http://www.treas.gov/offices/public-affairs/hsa/
- What is your HDHP deductible amount?
- Your HDHP deductible amount is the amount you pay toward your own medical expenses, in a given year, before your insurance begins to cover any expenses.
- What was the first full month your HDHP was in effect?
- Select the first full month that your HDHP was in effect. If it was established in a prior year, choose "Prior to January of current year". Contribution limits are calculated using the number of full months your HDHP was in effect. If your HDHP effective date was after January 1st, the amount you can contribute is prorated for the number of full months the HDHP plan was in effect. Please note that the contribution limit is prorated based on when your HDHP plan took effect, not when your HSA account was established.
- Will you be 55 or older this year?
- Your age is used to determine if you are eligible to contribute additional catch-up contributions to your HSA. If you are 55 or older and your HDHP is in effect, you are eligible to deposit catch-up contributions. For 2006, the additional amount is $700. This amount will increase to $800 in 2007, $900 in 2009 and $1000 thereafter. By checking the box you are indicating you are 55 or older this year and are still covered by an HDHP.
Catch-up contributions are not prorated unless you did not have an HSA qualified HDHP for the entire year. In that case, as with your normal contribution limit, the catch-up contribution limit is prorated for the number of full months that the HDHP was in effect.
- Will your spouse be 55 or older this year?
- Your spouse's age is used to determine what catch-up contribution amount they can deposit into an HSA. By checking the box you are indicating your spouse is 55 or older this year and that they are eligible to contribute into an HSA. Please note, your spouse must have an HSA account established in their name and be eligible to make contributions into that account. For example, if your spouse is covered by your family HDHP and is over 55, but has enrolled in Medicare, they would be ineligible to make a catch-up contribution.
- What is your type of HDHP coverage?
- Choose the insurance coverage type for your HDHP. Your choices are "Family" or "Single".
- Did you change your coverage type or deductible amount during the year?
- If your HDHP deductible or coverage type changed during the current year, check this box. Any change in your deductible amount will affect your yearly maximum contribution. Your annual contribution will be calculated using the number of full months you were covered under each coverage type and deductible amount. For example, if you had single coverage with a $1,050 deductible for 6 full months and family coverage with a $2,100 deductible for 6 full months, your annual contribution amount would be a combination of the two deductibles or $1,575 for the year.
- What is the first full month your new coverage or deductible was in effect?
- Select the first full month your new HDHP coverage type or deductible amount became effective.
- What is your new HDHP deductible amount?
- The new deductible you must meet before the HDHP will begin to cover medical expenses.
- What is your new type of HDHP coverage?
- Choose the insurance coverage type for your new HDHP. Your choices are "Family" or "Single".
- What is your marginal income tax rate?
- Your marginal tax rate is used to calculate your potential tax savings. We assume that all contributions receive a tax deduction at the tax rate you enter here. Use the table below to assist you in determining your marginal income tax rate.
| Filing Status and Income Tax Rates 2006 |
Tax rate | Married filing jointly
or Qualified Widow(er) | Single | Head of household | Married filing separately |
| 10% |
$0 - 15,100 |
$0 - 7,550 |
$0 - $10,750 |
$0 - 7,550 |
| 15% |
$15,101- 61,300 |
$7,551- 30,650 |
$10,751- 41,050 |
$7,551- 30,650 |
| 25% |
$61,301- 123,700 |
$30,651- 74,200 |
$41,051- 106,000 |
$30,651- 61,850 |
| 28% |
$123,701- 188,450 |
$74,201- 154,800 |
$106,001 171,650 |
$61,851- 94,225 |
| 33% |
$188,451- 336,550 |
$154,801- 336,550 |
$171,651- 336,550 |
$94,226- 168,275 |
| 35% |
over $336,550 |
over $336,550 |
over $336,550 |
over $168,275 |
Source: IRS Revenue Procedure 2005-70 (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-05-70.pdf)
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