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Level 3
April 11, 2023
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Excess Social Security

  • April 11, 2023
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Client had two jobs that combined wages had him pay in over $5,000 in excess social security.  The jobs were with the same S & P 500 company, but different Federal ID #s and separate W2s.  IRS deducted from the exact excess SS amount from his refund.  No letter yet.  Any thoughts?

 

mfh

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Best answer by dkh

How long since return was efiled and partial refund received?     

If you feel a letter should have been received by now call PPS. 

Well don't call now, wait until after 18th at least.

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Level 7
April 11, 2023

The Government is wrong if the conditions are as you have discribed it.

Sounds to me like you could use a good tax attorney.

Level 3
April 12, 2023

i hope it does not come to needing an attorney!  I am praying for just a clerical error or something that can be resolved easily.  I will definitely post outcome. Thanks for your response!

dkh
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Level 15
April 11, 2023

How long since return was efiled and partial refund received?     

If you feel a letter should have been received by now call PPS. 

Well don't call now, wait until after 18th at least.

Level 3
April 11, 2023

Return was filed at end of February.  I am being impatient and trying to figure out before arrival of letter.  Refund was just received today.  The difference in refund was discover by client  via "Where's my Refund"

thanks for your response!

 

mfh

 

Level 15
April 11, 2023

@Ned Devine wrote:

 The jobs were with the same S & P 500 company


 

The IRS might be correct, and the employer might have messed up.

Look at "common paymaster" and "successor employer" in the links below.

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p15a#en_US_2022_publink1000169608

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p15#en_US_2023_publink1000202407

 

 

 

Level 3
April 12, 2023

Very interesting!  That could be the problem.  I will definitely follow up on this post when I get my hands on the letter.

 

Thanks for the info!

 

mfh