Free 2008 Form 8853 - Federal

Form

8853

Archer MSAs and Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts
Attach to Form 1040 or Form 1040NR. See separate instructions.
Social security number of MSA account holder. If both spouses have MSAs, see page 1 of the instructions

OMB No. 1545-0074

2008
Attachment Sequence No.

Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (99)

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Name(s) shown on return

Section A. Archer MSAs. If you have only a Medicare Advantage MSA, skip Section A and complete Section B. Part I General Information. See page 2 of the instructions.
Yes No 1a b c 2a b c Did you or your employer make contributions to your Archer MSA for 2008? If "Yes," were you uninsured when the MSA was established (see page 2 of the instructions)? If line 1a is "Yes," indicate coverage under high deductible health plan: Self-Only or Family If married, did your spouse or spouse's employer make contributions to your spouse's Archer MSA for 2008? If "Yes," was your spouse uninsured when the MSA was established (see page 2 of the instructions)? If line 2a is "Yes," indicate coverage under high deductible health plan: Self-Only or Family 1a 1b 2a 2b

Part II

Archer MSA Contributions and Deductions. See page 2 of the instructions before completing this part. If you are filing jointly and both you and your spouse have high deductible health plans with self-only coverage, complete a separate Part II for each spouse.
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Total employer contributions to your Archer MSA(s) for 2008

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Archer MSA contributions you made for 2008, including direct deposits of economic stimulus payments and those made from January 1, 2009, through April 15, 2009, that were for 2008. Do not include rollovers (see page 3 of the instructions) Limitation from the worksheet on page 3 of the instructions Compensation (see page 3 of the instructions) from the employer maintaining the high deductible health plan. (If self-employed, enter your earned income from the trade or business under which the high deductible health plan was established.)

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Archer MSA deduction. Enter the smallest of line 4, 5, or 6 here. Also include this amount on Form 1040, line 36, or Form 1040NR, line 34. On the dotted line next to Form 1040, line 36, or Form 1040NR, line 34, enter "MSA" and the amount. 7 Caution: If line 4 is more than line 7, you may have to pay an additional tax (see page 4 of the instructions).

Part III

Archer MSA Distributions
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8a Total distributions you and your spouse received in 2008 from all Archer MSAs (see page 4 of the instructions) b Distributions included on line 8a that you rolled over to another Archer MSA or a health savings account. Also include any portion of a direct deposit of an economic stimulus payment and excess contributions (and the earnings on those excess contributions) included on line 8a that were withdrawn by the due date of your return (see page 4 of the instructions) c Subtract line 8b from line 8a 9 Unreimbursed qualified medical expenses (see page 4 of the instructions) 10 Taxable Archer MSA distributions. Subtract line 9 from line 8c. If zero or less, enter -0-. Also include this amount in the total on Form 1040, line 21, or Form 1040NR, line 21. On the dotted line next to line 21, enter "MSA" and the amount 11a If any of the distributions included on line 10 meet any of the Exceptions to the Additional 15% Tax (see page 5 of the instructions), check here b Additional 15% tax (see page 4 of the instructions). Enter 15% (.15) of the distributions included on line 10 that are subject to the additional 15% tax. Also include this amount in the total on Form 1040, line 61, or Form 1040NR, line 57. On the dotted line next to Form 1040, line 61, or Form 1040NR, line 57, enter "MSA" and the amount

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Section B. Medicare Advantage MSA Distributions. If you are filing jointly and both you and your spouse received distributions in 2008 from a Medicare Advantage MSA, complete a separate Section B for each spouse (see page 5 of the instructions).
12 13 14 Total distributions you received in 2008 from all Medicare Advantage MSAs (see page 5 of the instructions) Unreimbursed qualified medical expenses (see page 6 of the instructions) 12 13

Taxable Medicare Advantage MSA distributions. Subtract line 13 from line 12. If zero or less, enter -0-. Also include this amount in the total on Form 1040, line 21, or Form 1040NR, line 21. On the dotted line next to line 21, enter "Med MSA" and the amount 15a If any of the distributions included on line 14 meet any of the Exceptions to the Additional 50% Tax (see page 6 of the instructions), check here b Additional 50% tax (see page 6 of the instructions). Also include this amount in the total on Form 1040, line 61, or Form 1040NR, line 57. On the dotted line next to Form 1040, line 61, or Form 1040NR, line 57, enter "Med MSA" and the amount
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Form 8853 (2008) Name of policyholder (as shown on Form 1040)

Attachment Sequence No. Social security number of policyholder

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Section C. Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance Contracts. See Filing Requirements for Section C on page 6 of the instructions before completing this section.
If more than one Section C is attached, check here 16a Name of insured 17 b Social security number of insured

In 2008, did anyone other than you receive payments on a per diem or other periodic basis under a qualified LTC insurance contract covering the insured or receive accelerated death benefits under a life insurance policy covering the insured? Was the insured a terminally ill individual? Note: If "Yes" and the only payments you received in 2008 were accelerated death benefits that were paid to you because the insured was terminally ill, skip lines 19 through 27 and enter -0- on line 28. Gross LTC payments received on a per diem or other periodic basis. Enter the total of the amounts from box 1 of all Forms 1099-LTC you received with respect to the insured on which the "Per diem" box in box 3 is checked Caution: Do not use lines 20 through 28 to figure the taxable amount of benefits paid under an LTC insurance contract that is not a qualified LTC insurance contract. Instead, if the benefits are not excludable from your income (for example, if the benefits are not paid for personal injuries or sickness through accident or health insurance), report the amount not excludable as income on Form 1040, line 21. Enter the part of the amount on line 19 that is from qualified LTC insurance contracts Accelerated death benefits received on a per diem or other periodic basis. Do not include any amounts you received because the insured was terminally ill (see page 7 of the instructions) Add lines 20 and 21 Note: If you checked "Yes" on line 17 above, see Multiple Payees on page 7 of the instructions before completing lines 23 through 27. Multiply $270 by the number of days in the LTC period Costs incurred for qualified LTC services provided for the insured during the LTC period (see page 7 of the instructions) Enter the larger of line 23 or line 24 Reimbursements for qualified LTC services provided for the insured during the LTC period Caution: If you received any reimbursements from LTC contracts issued before August 1, 1996, see page 7 of the instructions.

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Per diem limitation. Subtract line 26 from line 25 Taxable payments. Subtract line 27 from line 22. If zero or less, enter -0-. Also include this amount in the total on Form 1040, line 21. On the dotted line next to line 21, enter "LTC" and the amount

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