HSA/CDHP Questions
- How can I get my employer ID?
- If an agency has started payroll deductions for an employee, but Optum Financial is not able to open the employee’s account during the Customer Identification Process, will the agency be responsible for refunding the employee’s deductions?
- Is there a minimum amount that employees must contribute?
- An employee reaches the age of 55. Is the extra contribution allowed at the beginning of the tax year, not just after the employee turns 55?
- When agencies complete their W-2s, will they need to indicate how much the employee contributed to the HSA?
- Do agencies have to offer the HSA through payroll or can employees contribute post-tax?
- Can the employer change their HSA contribution every year at enrollment?
- If employees don't want to contribute to their HSA through payroll deduction, how can they contribute?
- Since employees can claim non-payroll HSA contributions on their taxes, what is the benefit of the employer offering payroll deductions?
- Will the employer have to submit employee contributions after every payroll pay date? Or can it be done once a month after all payroll for the month has been processed?
- Will the employer have any liability to restate W2s if an employee makes more than the maximum contribution?
- Who monitors the HSA limits? Will the IRS hold the agency responsible for employee maximum annual contribution limits?