A Health Saving Account is more than just a savings account for medical expenses.
Key Features
- Competitive Dividends
- No Minimum Balance
- Tax Advantages
Details
A Health Savings Account (HSA)is a personal account, owned by you, the lets you set aside money on a pre-tax basis to pay for qualified medical expended. You must meet a certain eligibility criteria to contribute to an HSA.
Benefits
- Contributions can be deducted on your federal income tax return.
- Earnings grow tax-deferred.
- Carry over your HSA balance year to year! Contributions remain in your account until you use them.
- Withdrawals for qualified medical expenses can be made anytime, tax free!
- You can keep your HSA, even inf you change health plans or employers.
Eligibility
- You are covered under an HSA-compatible high deductible health plan (HDHP)
- you are not covered by a non-HDHP (with limited exceptions).
- You are not enrolled in Medicare.
- You cannot be eligible to be claimed as a dependant on another person's tax return.