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I've a question about the tax status of a refund of a payment originally made from an HSA. (Health Savings Acct., US-based.) I suspect it may not be on-topic here, but saw a number of other tax-related questions and wondered if it might be worth a shot.

Would such a question be on-topic here?

A few have weighed-in as being on-topic. Whether or not it is, here it is.

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    Yes, questions about how individuals use HSAs would be on topic because they are about personal expenses, income, and taxes. I'm wondering, though, why did you suspect it would be not on topic?
    – Chris W. Rea
    Dec 9, 2015 at 13:41
  • @ChrisW.Rea because the full question isn't about how much to allocate, or what the benefits analysis should be, but rather the tax implications of a refund--the full question I'll post later today. Seemed like it might be an edge case, so I figured I'd check first.
    – nitsua60
    Dec 9, 2015 at 13:52
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    That seems very much on topic. Tax related questions (for individuals) are definitely on topic)
    – JohnFx Mod
    Dec 9, 2015 at 15:31
  • I would say that the tax implications are more on topic (or, more appropriate) than "questions about how much to allocate" - decisions about how much and such tend towards opinion and to be less answerable. Tax implications are squarely in our wheelhouse.
    – Joe
    Dec 9, 2015 at 21:35

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There are some similar questions:

Look them over and see if they answer your question.

If you do ask a question, to be able to answer we would have to know:

  • is the payment and refund in the same tax year?
  • do you still have access to the HSA?
  • are you still under the HSA?
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  • I've posted the question, linked in my OP. Thanks for helping me find others and flesh out mine.
    – nitsua60
    Dec 9, 2015 at 21:38

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