Multiple employers deducted the right amount of social security but collectively, too much. How do I get the refund?

[sullivan_nichola]

multiple employers deducted right amount of social security but collectively, too much. How do I get the refund?

[DoninGA]

If you had two or more employers in 2020 and the total of all Social Security taxes withheld in box 4 of your W-2 is greater than $8,537.40, the excess SS taxes will be entered on your federal tax return Schedule 3 Line 10.

The total from Schedule 3 Part II flows to Form 1030 Line 31 as a tax payment.

The excess SS taxes withheld will be included in your federal tax refund or they will reduce the amount of federal taxes owed.

[DoninGA]

Edit answer to box 4 of W-2...

[rjs]

TurboTax will do what DoninGA described automatically. You don't have to do anything to get the credit except to enter your W-2s.

If you are filing a joint tax return with your spouse, make sure that each W-2 is entered for the correct person. After you enter all your W-2s, check on the W-2 summary screen to make sure each one was entered for the correct person.

[VolvoGirl]

And if you are married the Max SS is per person.  Not for both spouses combined.