Do they have the same EIN number in box b? What was too much? Could it be for Excess Social Security in box 4?
You get excess SS back if you had more than 1 employer and those employers took out more than the max for Social Security tax in W2 box 4. For 2024 the max for Social Security is $10,453.20 on $168,600 of wages (168,600 x 6.2%). And it is for each spouse separately if married. Check 1040 Schedule 3 line 11 which goes to 1040 line 31.
Or for 1 employer…..
Check W2 boxes 3 & 4. How much is in each box? Box 4 should be Box 3 x .062 up to a max of $10,453.20. If box 4 is more than that you need to get a corrected W2 from your employer. Try leaving the cents off box 4. But also go back and double check your W2 entries, you may have entered box 3 & 4 wrong. A lot of people who have asked this found they did enter an amount wrong.
Or check W2 box 12. You may have entered Code A by mistake.
A sure way to fix this is to delete the W2 and re-enter it. That may clear something out.
