This comprehensive, authoritative volume provides up-to-date coverage of recent legislative and regulatory developments relating to health savings accounts (HSAs). It provides clear and concise guidance on the complex qualification, contribution, administration, and compliance issues that arise in connection with HSAs. This edition includes significant new content on the impact of COVID-19 on the use of HSAs relating to related guidance found in the CARES Act and applicable IRS notices. Health Savings Account Answer Book, Sixteenth Edition, offers the practitioner in-depth analysis of the full range of issues concerning these plans. Highlights include: A revised Introduction by William Sweetnam, Jr. explaining why he thinks the demand for HSAs and high deductible health plans (HDHPs) will continue to be strong. Updated coverage of the guidance regarding the COVID-19 emergency contained in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and in IRS Notice 2020-18, IRS Notice 2020-15, and IRS Notice 2020-23. Coverage includes the following: Payment of medical care services and items purchased related to testing for and treatment of COVID-19 without a deductible or with a deductible below the minimum annual deductible. When are distributions from HSAs for over-the-counter medicine or drugs tax-free qualified medical expenses even if there is no prescription? The treatment of menstrual care products as qualified medical expenses which can be paid for or reimbursed by an HSA, flexible spending arrangement (FSA) or health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). How telehealth and remote care services can be provided without a deductible and without impacting the ability of an account owner to contribute to an HSA. The automatic postponement of the due date for filing federal income tax returns and making HSA contributions to July 15, 2020. Discussion of whether the portion of health care costs paid by the employee with pre-tax salary reduction contributions are considered qualified health care expenses for purposes of calculating the credit for paid leave. Extension of the 60-day rollover period applicable to an HAS. Extension of time to file IRS Form 5498-SA--HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA Information, and to provide information to participants. A discussion of whether an HSA may reimburse the expense of medical marijuana, CBD oil, and CBD products. Explanation of new IRS Notice 2019-45, allowing coverage for certain chronic illnesses to be considered preventive care not subject to the deductible under the HDHP. Discussion of HSAs and the Fair Labor Standards Act final regulations. Discussion of repeal of the high cost coverage excise tax. Discussion of Affordable Care Act maximum out-of-pocket requirements and how those compare to the HDHP maximum out-of-pocket requirements. Expanded list of preventive care benefits published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Updated guidance regarding drug manufacturer's coupons and rebates and impact on HSA eligibility. An updated analysis of the agenda of President Trump and Congress regarding health care and HSAs in 2020. Analysis includes: Legislation to address more issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The expansion of telehealth and remote care services. The reimbursement of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and medicines. The Trump Administration's support of HSA and legislative changes that could be made to increase the use of HSAs Note: Online subscriptions are for three-month periods. Previous Edition: Health Savings Account Answer Book, Fifteenth Edition ISBN 9781543810950¿

Health savings accounts (HSAs) are like personal savings accounts, but the money in them is used to pay for health care expenses. You - not your employer or insurance company - own and control the money in your HSA. One benefit of an HSA is that the money you deposit into the account is not taxed. This book is the owner's manual that did not come with your HSA. If you follow the advice in this book, you'll keep your HSA in compliance with current HSA rules and regulations. You'll also learn about sources of updated information as the IRS releases new rules and interpretations and as the Department of Health and Human Services issues health care reform regulations that impact HSAs. In addition, this book delivers information that no HSAtrustee offers-strategies to help you maximize your financial opportunity as an HSA accountholder. You'll learn how to integrate your HSA into your short-term tax savings and long-term asset-building strategies. You'll receive information that will help you determine when you should use your HSA as are reimbursement account and when you'll benefit from utilizing it as a long-term financial asset.

Health savings accounts (HSAs) are like personal savings accounts, but the money in them is used to pay for health care expenses. You - not your employer or insurance company - own and control the money in your HSA. One benefit of an HSA is that the money you deposit into the account is not taxed. This book is the owner's manual that did not come with your HSA. If you follow the advice in this book, you'll keep your HSA in compliance with current HSA rules and regulations. You'll also learn about sources of updated information as the IRS releases new rules and interpretations and as the Department of Health and Human Services issues health care reform regulations that impact HSAs. In addition, this book delivers information that no HSAtrustee offers-strategies to help you maximize your financial opportunity as an HSA accountholder. You'll learn how to integrate your HSA into your short-term tax savings and long-term asset-building strategies. You'll receive information that will help you determine when you should use your HSA as are reimbursement account and when you'll benefit from utilizing it as a long-term financial asset.

A type of savings accounts that let you set aside money on a pre-tax basis to pay for qualified medical expenses. By using untaxed dollars in a Health Savings Account (HSA) to pay for deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and some other expenses, you may be able to lower your overall health care costs. HSA funds generally may not be used to pay premiums. This book includes: -Health Savings Accounts Explained (Updated for 2021) -A High Deductible Health Plan -Get a Quadruple Tax Break! -What's a Qualified Distribution? -Maximize Your Earnings -Strengthen Your Financial Future

Health Savings Account Answer Book answers every HSA question...clarifies every HSA issue...in a format that's quick and easy to use. It tells you virtually everything you have to know to profit from HSAs - from how they work, what they offer participants, and how they can benefit employers to helping you determine how well they will fit your company or clients. In quick-access, Q&A format, the Answer Book: Cuts through the hype and current confusion surrounding HSAs Helps you accurately weigh all their pros and cons Gives you the facts you need to make sound decisions...avoid pitfalls...answer employee challenges...and deal effectively with healthcare vendors Health Savings Account Answer Book answers more than 600 key questions on all aspects of HSA establishment, administration, and compliance - including rules and penalties, medical coverage, contributions and deductions, distributions, rollovers and transfers, fiduciaries, filing requirements, and more. For example... What are the advantages HSAs offer over the other consumer-driven health plans? When is the deadline for making annual contributions? When is a mid-year enrollee treated as being HSA eligible for the entire year? How are rollovers from an HRA and FSA made? How are the tax-free qualified funding transfers to an HSA from an IRA or Roth IRA treated? What are the advantages to an employer of allowing employees to contribute to an HSA on a pretax basis through a cafeteria plan? How does an employer make accelerated HSA contributions? What happens if an employee fails to establish an HSA? Highlights of the Health Savings Account Answer Book, Tenth Edition include: A revised Introduction by William Sweetnam explaining why he thinks the demand for HSAs and high deductible health plans (HDHPs) will continue to be strong. Discussion of Chief Counsel Memorandum 201413005 on how a carryover from an FSA will affect an individual's eligibility to make contributions to an HSA Discussion of why an owner's interest in an HSA is included in the federal bankruptcy estate, but may be protected from creditors in a nonbankruptcy situation under state or local law Discussion of the relaxation of the "use-it-or-lose-it" rule allowing a limited carryover (up to $500) in a cafeteria plan Explanation of preventive care health services required under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), which are treated as preventive care for purposes of an HSA Explanation of when aspirin and other over-the-counter recommended items and services must be covered by an HDHP without a deductible The effect of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2013 decision in United States v. Windsor, clearing the way for same-sex married couples to receive federal benefits And more!