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#1404972 - 06/17/10 03:47 PM HSA OVERDRAFT
LSmith Offline
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Can an HSA overdraw their account?

Obviously, sometimes they will overdraw, though. How do you all handle when that happens?

I read somewhere that you can't collect and have to charge off within 60 days due to the issues with contributions, etc on these. Can we charge an overdraft fee?

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#1405047 - 06/17/10 05:22 PM Re: HSA OVERDRAFT LSmith
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Fees can be charged, however, they cannot cause the account to become negative. HSAs are subject to the prohibited transaction rules under IRC Sec. 4975. If a FI pays a transaction causing the account to go negative, and it results in a loan or credit obligation in the HSA, the Dept. of Labor and Treasury Dept. may view it as a prohibited transaction under IRC Sec. 4975.

To make it easy, we simply do not charge OD fees or cover transactions that would make the account go negative. Hope this helps.

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