{"id":3785,"date":"2020-06-12T08:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/?p=3785"},"modified":"2021-01-29T13:24:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T20:24:29","slug":"hsa-contribution-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/personal-finance\/hsa-contribution-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"HSA Contribution Limits 2020 and 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A health savings account, or HSA, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/insurance\/better-hsa-fsa\/\">great way to save money for medical expenses<\/a>. If you qualify for an HSA, you get to deduct every dollar in contributions up to the HSA contribution limit. If you <a href=\"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/insurance\/procedure-using-hsa-account\/\">pay your medical expenses with an HSA<\/a>, it ends up that you can deduct every single dollar of medical expenses, instead of just the amount over 10% of your income. In addition, over time, your money grows tax-free inside of the account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HSA Contribution Limits 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2019 HSA Contribution limit is $3,550 for an individual, or up to $7,100 for a family. Remember to qualify for an HSA, you have to have a qualifying HDHP (High-Deductible High Health Plan).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hsa-contribution-limits-picture-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"hsa contribution limits 2019 and 2020\" class=\"wp-image-3786\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hsa-contribution-limits-picture-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hsa-contribution-limits-picture-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hsa-contribution-limits-picture-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hsa-contribution-limits-picture.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption>HSA Contribution Limits are rising.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HSA Contribution Limits 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"IRS recently released (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/irb\/2019-22_IRB\" target=\"_blank\">IRS recently released<\/a> the information regarding contributions to an HSA in 2021. Each year, the contribution limit for HSA accounts is adjusted for inflation. This year, inflation was slightly higher for the year, so there was a small increase in the contribution limits for HSA accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2021 HSA contributions, the limits will be $3,600 for an individual, or &#8220;self-only&#8221; high deductible health plan. For someone with family coverage, the limit rises to $7,200, up from $7,100 in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To qualify as a HDHP in 2021, a plan must have an annual deductible of at least $1,400 for self-only coverage, or $2,800 for family coverage. The out-of-pocket expenses must not exceed $6,900 or $13,800 annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/publications\/p969\" class=\"rank-math-link\" rel=\"noopener\">IRS Publication 969<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Brian Nelson &#8211; Brian is a former Certified Financial Planner and financial advisor. He writes for the Finance Gourmet and other financial publications. The material provided on this website is for informational use only and is not intended for financial or tax advice. ArcticLlama, LLC, FinanceGourmet.com, and Brian Nelson, assume no liability for any loss or damage resulting from one\u2019s reliance on the material provided. Please also note that such material is not updated regularly and that some of the information may not therefore be current. Consult with your own tax professional when making decisions regarding your tax situation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A health savings account, or HSA, is a great way to save money for medical expenses. If you qualify for an HSA, you get to deduct every dollar in contributions up to the HSA contribution limit. If you pay your medical expenses with an HSA, it ends up that you can deduct every single dollar of medical expenses, instead of just the amount over 10% of your income. In addition, over time, your money grows tax-free inside of the account. HSA Contribution Limits 2020 The 2019 HSA Contribution limit is $3,550 for an individual, or up to $7,100 for a family. Remember to qualify for an HSA, you have to have a qualifying HDHP (High-Deductible High Health Plan). HSA Contribution Limits 2021 The IRS recently released the information regarding contributions to an HSA in 2021. Each year, the contribution limit for HSA accounts is adjusted for inflation. This year, inflation was slightly higher for the year, so there was a small increase in the contribution limits for HSA accounts. For 2021 HSA contributions, the limits will be $3,600 for an individual, or &#8220;self-only&#8221; high deductible health plan. For someone with family coverage, the limit rises to $7,200, up from $7,100 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"HSA Contribution Limits 2020 and 2021\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/personal-finance\/hsa-contribution-limits\/#more-3785\" aria-label=\"Read more about HSA Contribution Limits 2020 and 2021\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[682,679,336,688,515,667],"class_list":["post-3785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-finance","tag-health-savings-account","tag-hsa","tag-medical-deduction","tag-medical-expenses","tag-tax-deductions","tag-taxes","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financegourmet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}