Corrected W2 form

[rcon]

I just receive a corrected W2 form from my form employer for 2020. The correction was with an increase in the amount of SS withheld from around 4000 to 6000. Do I need to file an amended return for that year? If so, can this be accomplished through TurboTax since it was completed by them? 

Thank you

[DoninGA]

If all that was changed is the Social Security wages or Social Security taxes withheld there is no need to amend the tax return.  The SS information is not entered on a tax return unless you had two or more employers and the total SS taxes withheld exceeded the maximum amount for the tax year.

[DMarkM1]

As @DoninGA states you will not need to amend your return for those changes.  As part of  COVID relief some employers deferred social security tax withholding for a period in 2020.  Once that period ended the social security taxes were recuperated in 2021 by increasing withholding for a period.  That required the corrected W2 for 2020 so that your social security records were reconciled.  

Here is a link with more information on the program.