@megane wrote:
Because we were overseas and qualified for the foreign-earned income exemption, it was just social security and Medicare. Wouldn't the employer be responsible for their portion of the payroll tax as well? I have a feeling that this happened to a few other employees who were in the same situation as us. I guess in the end, it doesn't really matter what they do, it was just frustrating how they handled this. Thank you for including the info on the statute of limitations. I appreciate it.
Yes if the employer correctly reported it in 2019 they would have paid their share of employment tax, but they did that anyway when they added it to your 2023 return. (Or did they add it to box 1 but not box 3 and box 5? That would be another mistake on their part.)
