We received a mail from IRS that we owe additional tax. The reason stated is "We changed the amount claimed as excess social security tax withheld or tier 1 RRTA witheld on your tax return because you incorrectly calculated the excess amount"
They have attached a sheet in the mail that shows the tax calculations, payments and credits. However, the credits quoted is incorrect and they seem to be ignoring the excess social security tax withheld.
However as per this topic https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc608 , "If you had more than one employer and too much Social Security tax or Tier 1 RRTA tax withheld, you may be able to claim the excess as a credit against your income tax on your income tax return". Could this be due to a confusion regarding the number of employers an individual has had? How exactly does TurboTax communicate to the IRS the details regarding number of employers? How should we be proceeding to handle this scenario?
