I don't think it's new, but who knows. Even if you pay 50% tax on $6, you've only lost $3, which doesn't cover a lot of hassle. Your bigger problem might be that IRS sends you a letter saying they've corrected your return and takes the $6 back off. You can probably handle that without sweating too.
Normally, though, I've only seen annual totals on SS forms, so I'm not tracking with exactly what you're looking at, but the principle is the same. Don't sweat the small stuff :-).
I agree it would be nice if TT got this figured out, though. Life is imperfect and I have an operation for cancer later this week, also imperfect, but definitely an over $3 challenge. All the best, and keep checking those details!
