Form 8853
2023
Archer MSAs and
Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Go to www.irs.gov/Form8853 for instructions and the latest information.
Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.
OMB No. 1545-0074
Attachment
Sequence No.
39
Name(s) shown on return
Social security number of MSA
account holder. If both spouses
have MSAs, see instructions
Section A. Archer MSAs. If you have only a Medicare Advantage MSA, skip Section A and complete Section B.
Part I
Archer MSA Contributions and Deductions. See 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 I for each spouse.
1 Total employer contributions to your Archer MSA(s) for 2023 . . . . . . 1
2 Archer MSA contributions you made for 2023, including those made in 2024 by the unextended due
date of your return that were for 2023. Don’t include rollovers. See instructions . . . . . . . .
2
3 Limitation from the Line 3 Limitation Chart and Worksheet in the instructions . . . . . . . . 3
4
Compensation (see 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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4
5 Archer MSA deduction. Enter the smallest of line 2, 3, or 4 here. Also include this amount on
Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
Caution: If line 2 is more than line 5, you may have to pay an additional tax. See instructions.
Part II Archer MSA Distributions
6a Total distributions you and your spouse received in 2023 from all Archer MSAs (see instructions) . . 6a
b
Distributions included on line 6a that you rolled over to another Archer MSA or a health savings
account. Also include any excess contributions (and the earnings on those excess contributions)
included on line 6a that were withdrawn by the unextended due date of your return. See instructions
6b
c Subtract line 6b from line 6a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6c
7 Unreimbursed qualified medical expenses (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8
Taxable Archer MSA distributions. Subtract line 7 from line 6c. If zero or less, enter -0-. Also include
this amount in the total on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8e . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
9 a If any of the distributions included on line 8 meet any of the Exceptions to the Additional 20% Tax
(see instructions), check here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b
Additional 20% tax (see instructions). Enter 20% (0.20) of the distributions included on line 8 that are
subject to the additional 20% tax. Also include this amount in the total on Schedule 2 (Form 1040),
line 17e
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9b
Section B. Medicare Advantage MSA Distributions. If you are filing jointly and both you and your spouse received
distributions in 2023 from a Medicare Advantage MSA, complete a separate Section B for each spouse. See
instructions.
10 Total distributions you received in 2023 from all Medicare Advantage MSAs (see instructions) . . . 10
11 Unreimbursed qualified medical expenses (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
12 Taxable Medicare Advantage MSA distributions. Subtract line 11 from line 10. If zero or less, enter
-0-. Also include this amount in the total on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8e . . . . . . . . .
12
13 a If any of the distributions included on line 12 meet any of the Exceptions to the Additional 50% Tax
(see instructions), check here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b
Additional 50% tax. Enter 50% (0.50) of the distributions included on line 12 that are subject to the
additional 50% tax. See instructions for the amount to enter if you had a Medicare Advantage MSA
at the end of 2022. Also include this amount in the total on Schedule 2 (Form 1040), line 17f
. . .
13b
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions.
Cat. No. 24091H
Form 8853 (2023)