The number of U.S. taxpayers claiming health savings account deductions increased 66% in 2007, to 581,438, from 351,170 in 2006.
The Internal Revenue Service has published that data in a collection of preliminary tax return data from 2007.
The total number of returns increased 3.3%, to 143 million, and total adjusted gross income increased 6.9%, to $8.5 trillion.
Over that same period, the value of HSA contribution deductions increased 71%, to $1.4 billion. The average HSA deduction per HSA deduction filer increased to $2,490, from $2,407 in 2006.
