Are employer made HSA contributions deductible health care expenses?
The tax treatment depends on how the business is incorporated. For sole proprietors, partnerships, and S-corporations, contributions to a partner’s HSA will be treated as a distribution to the partner and included in the partner’s income and may be deductible by the partner but not by the business (see IRS Notice 2005-8 for treatment of HSA contributions in exchange for guaranteed payments of services rendered for partners and 2-percent shareholder employees of S-corporations). For larger corporations, employer contributions are treated as employer provided coverage for medical expenses under an accident or health plan.
