Overstating social security by $61 would have zero or minimal effect on your refund depending on how much was taxed and what tax bracket you are in. At worse, overstating income on your return would only cause you to have a higher tax liability meaning a lower refund than you should have gotten. Worse case scenario, if your social security was taxed at the highest possible levels your refund could be about $15 more than what you filed. If you wanted to recover that refund you would need to file an amendment once the IRS has processed your return.
NOTE: Sometimes the IRS may catch the error and send you the correct refund.
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