Under a Common Pay Agent - the employer is reporting multiple legal entities under 1 EIN number. The entities have their own EIN numbers, but the IRS allows the company to report under 1 for filing purposes - the employees receive 2 W-2s with the same EIN number, but the company name is different to represent the 2 different entities. Employers are required to restart the Social Security wage base when an employee changes companies - the employee is eligible for the refund for any excess, but the company is not. Turbo tax should have the Common Pay Agent/PEO listed as an option when entering the W-2s to show that an excess refund should be processed on the 1040. It should not be done through the employer and it should not require an 843. The tax software should treat the Common Pay Agent agreement as if it is 2 different employers - since it is two different entities. How can we request this update to the software?
