Katie-P
Employee Tax Expert

[Event] Ask the Experts: Extension Filers

In the example you gave, where there was excess social security tax withheld due to the taxpayer having more than one job, and their total social security wages between the two jobs caused their income subject to social security to exceed the taxable limit, the government keeps the employers' matching contributions. 

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