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    IRS announces relief for 2018 HSA family contributions

    Authored by Bukaty Companies on April 30, 2018

    The IRS announced on Thursday, April 26, that it’s modifying the annual limitation on 2018 HSA family contributions. Under Rev. Proc. 2018-27, taxpayers will be allowed to treat $6,900 as the annual limitation for 2018, as opposed to the $6,850 limitation announced earlier this year.

    Background

    • In May 2017, the IRS released initial inflation adjustments for HSAs and other tax items. Under that revenue procedure, the 2018 HSA family contribution limit was set at $6,900.
    • In December 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, which mandated a change to the inflation adjustment calculations. In response, the IRS revised the limitation amount to $6,850.
    • The IRS received numerous complaints after announcing the new lower limit. Individual tax payers, employers and payroll administrators expressed concern that the changes would be costly and difficult
       to implement.
    • As a result, the new effective maximum contribution for an individual with family coverage is $6,900.

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