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§ 138. Medicare Advantage MSA

 
(a)
Exclusion
 
Gross income shall not include any payment to the Medicare Advantage MSA of an individual by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
 
(b)
Medicare Advantage MSA
 
For purposes of this section, the term "Medicare Advantage MSA" means an Archer MSA (as defined in section 220(d)) -
 
(1)
which is designated as a Medicare Advantage MSA,
 
(2)
with respect to which no contribution may be made other than -
 
(A)
a contribution made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, or
 
(B)
a trustee-to-trustee transfer described in subsection (c)(4),
 
(3)
the governing instrument of which provides that trustee-to-trustee transfers described in subsection (c)(4) may be made to and from such account, and
 
(4)
which is established in connection with an MSA plan described in section 1859(b)(3) of the Social Security Act.
 
(c)
Special rules for distributions
 
(1)
Distributions for qualified medical expenses
 
In applying section 220 to a Medicare Advantage MSA -
 
(A)
qualified medical expenses shall not include amounts paid for medical care for any individual other than the account holder, and
 
(B)
section 220(d)(2)(C) shall not apply.
 
(2)
Penalty for distributions from Medicare Advantage MSA not used for qualified medical expenses if minimum balance not maintained
 
(A)
In general
 
The tax imposed by this chapter for any taxable year in which there is a payment or distribution from a Medicare Advantage MSA which is not used exclusively to pay the qualified medical expenses of the account holder shall be increased by 50 percent of the excess (if any) of -
 
(i)
the amount of such payment or distribution, over
 
(ii)
the excess (if any) of -
 
(I)
the fair market value of the assets in such MSA as of the close of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, over
 
(II)
an amount equal to 60 percent of the deductible under the Medicare Advantage MSA plan covering the account holder as of January 1 of the calendar year in which the taxable year begins.
 
Section 220(f)(4) shall not apply to any payment or distribution from a Medicare Advantage MSA.
 
(B)
Exceptions
 
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the payment or distribution is made on or after the date the account holder -
 
(i)
becomes disabled within the meaning of section 72(m)(7), or
 
(ii)
dies.
 
(C)
Special rules
 
For purposes of subparagraph (A) -
 
(i)
all Medicare Advantage MSAs of the account holder shall be treated as 1 account,
 
(ii)
all payments and distributions not used exclusively to pay the qualified medical expenses of the account holder during any taxable year shall be treated as 1 distribution, and
 
(iii)
any distribution of property shall be taken into account at its fair market value on the date of the distribution.
 
(3)
Withdrawal of erroneous contributions
 
Section 220(f)(2) and paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not apply to any payment or distribution from a Medicare Advantage MSA to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of an erroneous contribution to such MSA and of the net income attributable to such contribution.
 
(4)
Trustee-to-trustee transfers
 
Section 220(f)(2) and paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not apply to any trustee-to-trustee transfer from a Medicare Advantage MSA of an account holder to another Medicare Advantage MSA of such account holder.
 
(d)
Special rules for treatment of account after death of account holder
 
In applying section 220(f)(8)(A) to an account which was a Medicare Advantage MSA of a decedent, the rules of section 220(f) shall apply in lieu of the rules of subsection (c) of this section with respect to the spouse as the account holder of such Medicare Advantage MSA.
 
(e)
Reports
 
In the case of a Medicare Advantage MSA, the report under section 220(h) -
 
(1)
shall include the fair market value of the assets in such Medicare Advantage MSA as of the close of each calendar year, and
 
(2)
shall be furnished to the account holder -
 
(A)
not later than January 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year to which such reports relate, and
 
(B)
in such manner as the Secretary prescribes in such regulations.
 
(f)
Coordination with limitation on number of taxpayers having Archer MSAs
 
Subsection (i) of section 220 shall not apply to an individual with respect to a Medicare Advantage MSA, and Medicare Advantage MSAs shall not be taken into account in determining whether the numerical limitations under section 220(j) are exceeded.








Tax Code (Internal Revenue Code) Section Index


U.S. GAAP by Codification Topic
 
105 GAAP Hierarchy
105 GAAP History

205 Presentation of Financial Statements
205-20 Discontinued Operations
210 Balance Sheet
210-20 Offsetting
220 Comprehensive Income
225 Income Statement
225-20 Extraordinary and Unusual Items
230 Statement of Cash Flows
250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections
260 Earnings per Share
270 Interim Reporting

310 Impairment of a Loan
320 Investment Securities
320 Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, FSP FAS 115-2
320-10-05 Overview of Investments in Other Entities
320-10-35 Reclassification of Investments in Securities
323-10 Equity Method Investments
323-30 Investments in Partnerships and Joint Ventures
325-20 Cost Method Investments
330 Inventory

340-20 Capitalized Advertising Costs
350-20 Goodwill
350-30 Intangibles Other than Goodwill
350-40 Internal-Use Software
350-50 Website Development Costs
360 Property, Plant and Equipment
360-20 Real Estate Sales

410 Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations
420 Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations
450 Contingencies
450-20 Loss Contingencies
450-30 Gain Contingencies
480 Redeemable Financial Instruments

505-20 Stock Dividends, Stock Splits
505-30 Treasury Stock

605 SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin, Topic 13
605-25 Revenue Recognition - Multiple Element Arrangements

715-30 Defined Benefit Plans - Pension
718 Share-Based Payment
730 Research and Development
730-20 Research and Development Arrangements

805 Business Combinations
810 Consolidation
810 Noncontrolling Interests
810 Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, SFAS 167

815 Derivatives and Hedging Overview

820 Fair Value Measurements
820 Fair value when the markets are not active, FSP FAS 157-4
825 Fair Value Option

830 Foreign Currency Matters
830-20 Foreign Currency Transactions
830-30 Translation of Financial Statements
835 Interest
835-20 Capitalization of Interest
835-30 Imputation of Interest

840 Leases
840-20 Operating Leases
840-30 Capital Leases
840-40 Sale-Leaseback Transactions
845 Nonmonetary Transactions

855 Subsequent Events
860-20 Sale of Financial Assets, SFAS 166
860-50 Servicing Assets and Liabilities, SFAS 156

985-20 Costs of software to be sold


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