State tax filing
If you enter a W-2 with $1 in Social Security earnings but Social Security taxes on the entire amount you earned, the program thinks you were overtaxed for Social Security and Medicare.
Go back to the Wages section and edit your W2 entry.
- Enter your W2 exactly as it is, even with the 0 in box 1.
- The next question is going to ask you to take another look to ensure your entries are correct, select continue.
- You will get a screen that looks like this screenshot
Check the box as indicated and follow the prompts.
See this help article for more information including how to include this income for Earned Income Credit.
