over the amount actually contributed for
Line 35
Line 43
2007.
If your contribution limit for your Archer
If your contribution limit for your HSAs
MSAs (the smaller of line 5 or line 6 of
(Form 8889, line 12) is greater than the
Line 28
Form 8853) is greater than the
contributions you made to your HSAs
Enter your total distributions from
contributions to your Archer MSAs for
(or those made on your behalf) for 2007
Coverdell ESAs in 2007. Do not include
2007, enter the difference on line 35.
(Form 8889, line 2), enter the difference
rollovers or returned excess
Also include on your 2007 Form 8853,
on line 43. Also include on your 2007
contributions.
line 7, the smaller of:
Form 8889, line 13, the smaller of:
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Form 5329, line 35, or
Form 5329, line 43, or
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The excess, if any, of Form 5329,
The excess, if any, of Form 5329,
Line 31
line 34, over Form 5329, line 36.
line 42, over Form 5329, line 44.
Enter the excess of the contributions to
your Coverdell ESAs for 2007 (not
Line 39
Line 47
including rollovers) over your
Enter the excess of your contributions
Enter the excess of your contributions
contribution limit for Coverdell ESAs.
to your Archer MSA for 2007 (from
(including those made on your behalf)
Your contribution limit is the smaller of
Form 8853, line 4) over your
to your HSAs for 2007 (Form 8889, line
$2,000 or the sum of the maximum
contribution limit (the smaller of line 5 or
2) over your contribution limit (Form
amounts allowed to be contributed by
line 6 of Form 8853). Also include on
8889, line 12). Also include on line 47
the contributor(s) to your Coverdell
line 39 any excess contributions your
any excess contributions your employer
ESAs. The maximum contribution may
employer made. See the Instructions
made. See the instructions for Form
be limited based on the contributor’s
for Form 8853 for details.
8889 for details.
modified AGI. See Pub. 970 for details.
However, you can withdraw some or
However, you can withdraw some or
You can withdraw some or all of the
all of the excess contributions for 2007
all of the excess contributions for 2007
excess contributions for 2007 and they
and they will not be treated as having
and they will not be treated as having
will not be treated as having been
been contributed if:
been contributed if:
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contributed if:
You make the withdrawal by the due
You make the withdrawal by the due
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You make the withdrawal before
date, including extensions, of your 2007
date, including extensions, of your 2007
June 1, 2008, and
tax return, and
return, and
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You also withdraw any income
You withdraw any income earned on
You withdraw any income earned on
earned on the withdrawn contributions
the withdrawn contributions and include
the withdrawn contributions and include
and include the earnings in gross
the earnings in gross income for the
the earnings in gross income for the
income for the year in which the
year in which you receive the withdrawn
year in which you receive the withdrawn
contribution was made.
contributions and earnings.
contributions and earnings.
Include the withdrawn contributions
Include the withdrawn contributions
If you filed your return without
and related earnings on Form 8853,
and related earnings on Form 8889,
withdrawing the excess contributions,
lines 8a and 8b.
lines 14a and 14b.
you can still make the withdrawal, but it
must be made before June 1, 2008. If
If you timely filed your return without
If you timely filed your return without
you do, file an amended return. Report
withdrawing the excess contributions,
withdrawing the excess contributions,
any related earnings for 2007 on the
you can still make the withdrawal no
you can still make the withdrawal no
amended return and include an
later than 6 months after the due date
later than 6 months after the due date
explanation of the withdrawal. Make
of your tax return, excluding extensions.
of your tax return, excluding extensions.
any other necessary changes on the
If you do, file an amended return with
If you do, file an amended return with
amended return (for example, if you
“Filed pursuant to section 301.9100-2”
“Filed pursuant to section 301.9100-2”
reported the contributions as excess
written at the top. Report any related
written at the top. Report any related
contributions on your original return,
earnings for 2007 on the amended
earnings for 2007 on the amended
include an amended Form 5329
return and include an explanation of the
return and include an explanation of the
reflecting that the withdrawn
withdrawal. Make any other necessary
withdrawal. Make any other necessary
contributions are no longer treated as
changes on the amended return (for
changes on the amended return (for
having been contributed).
example, if you reported the
example, if you reported the
contributions as excess contributions
contributions as excess contributions
on your original return, include an
on your original return, include an
Part VI—Additional Tax
amended Form 5329 reflecting that the
amended Form 5329 reflecting that the
on Excess Contributions
withdrawn contributions are no longer
withdrawn contributions are no longer
treated as having been contributed).
treated as having been contributed).
to Archer MSAs
If you or your employer contributed
Part VII—Additional Tax
Part VIII—Additional Tax
more to your Archer MSA for 2007 than
on Excess Contributions
on Excess Accumulation
is allowable or you had an amount on
line 41 of your 2006 Form 5329, you
to Health Savings
in Qualified Retirement
may owe this tax. But you may be able
to avoid the tax on any 2007 excess
Accounts (HSAs)
Plans (Including IRAs)
contributions (see the instructions for
If you, someone on your behalf, or your
You owe this tax if you do not receive
line 39).
employer contributed more to your
the minimum required distribution from
HSAs for 2007 than is allowable or you
your qualified retirement plan, including
Line 34
had an amount on line 49 of your 2006
an IRA or an eligible section 457
Enter the amount from line 40 of your
Form 5329, you may owe this tax. But
deferred compensation plan. The
2006 Form 5329 only if the amount on
you may be able to avoid the tax on
additional tax is 50% of the excess
line 41 of your 2006 Form 5329 is more
any 2007 excess contributions (see the
accumulation — the difference between
than zero.
instructions for line 47).
the amount that was required to be
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