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Some background: The house I was renting was made unlivable due to an apparently exploding sewer pipe and resultant sinkhole. I am currently living in a hotel while looking for a suitable apartment.

I have $2500 USD on a HSA which I rarely use. Using this money towards renting my next apartment would of course be a non-medical expense, for which I would have to pay the 20% tax penalty. In the current situation that feels like a minor problem.

But if were to use the HSA money, I would not want to hide the fact either. How would I inform the IRS that I had used it for a non-medical expense?

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You'll attach form 8889 to your tax return, the specific parts you'll need to fill are in Part II of the form (line 17).

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