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March 12, 2025
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If I am enrolled in a high deductible health plan with an HSA, can I deduct my health expenses on my state income tax (not federal) and still seek reimbursement later?

  • March 12, 2025
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I understand that you cannot "double dip" with federal health care costs. My question is whether you can deduct health care expenses solely on a state return -- never on your federal return -- and still seek reimbursement form your HSA.

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    March 12, 2025

    I do not know which state you are referring to, but I would think that it highly unlikely that you could "double-dip" on the state return either.

     

    In fact, it is so unlikely that I don't think it's worth investigating, even when I know what state it is.

     

     

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    lantkaAuthor
    March 12, 2025

    Thank you. That was the guy-check I was looking for. 

    March 12, 2025

    you could but it would have to be done for both federal and state. Getting reimbursed from the HSA could be a recovery that becomes taxable income to the extent you benefited from the deduction.