jIM wrote:
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If you contribute through your cafeteria plan (payroll deduction), then
both your amount and your employer's amount should be shown with a Code
W in box 12 of your W-2.


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They are shown on different lines of Form 8889. Check the instructions
for this form, might answer your question.

The idea is, if you already paid no tax because the contributions (yours
and your employer's) were excluded from your Box 1 wages, then no
further deduction is shown on Form 1040. However if you paid directly
into the HSA (not through your employer) and did not exceed the maximum
allowed from all contribution sources, then you get an adjustment
(deduction) on Page 1 of Form 1040.


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It counts for 2008, see worksheet in Form 8889 instructions.

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Most tax software installed locally will let you preview the completed
forms on-screen, not sure about web-based versions.

-Mark Bole

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