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see similar thread on this topic below, TT calculates underpayment using Form 2210 based on the information it's been given - any difference or adjustment to 2023 tax/AGI, either carried over from your 2023 return or input under Other Tax Situations / Underpayment Penalty, could affect the minimum safe harbor amount you needed to pay; or dates on estimated/final payments will affect penalty calculation etc.  IRS calculates it based on information in their system.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-the-amount-you-owe-formula-on-1040-line-37/01/3674963#M1359163

If you don't want to file your state returns, you can delete them.     To delete your state tax return, follow the steps below:   Open TurboTax and select State from the menu and Continue On Status of your state returns screen select delete next to the state and confirm.   Refer to the TurboTax article How do I delete my state return in TurboTax Online?

Yes that’s what I posted.  There have been many questions for this.  There is a new question this year asking if you lived in a foreign place.  People have been answering it wrong or skipping it.  Go back through the Social Security entries.     You can go back into your tax return but be very careful not to change anything.  Click on Add a State to let you back into your return.  You should see this screen after you enter your Social Security and hit Continue.  What is checked Yes or No?        

The letter states there was an error in the amount of Social Security benefits on my return.  And references to see publication 915.  However, when I read publication 915, there was nothing that helped to explain why they increased the Social Security benefits.  I have no other documentation with the amount the IRS increased my adjusted gross income.   I've tried several times to contact the number on the letter; with no luck at speaking with anyone.  I just get hung up on.        

Some tax returns take longer to process than others.  You can contact the IRS at 800-829-1954 or you can check your federal refund status here.   For additional information, refer to the TurboTax articles Where’s My Tax Refund? How to Check Your Refund Status and How do I check my e-file status?  

Did you enter any Social Security? Is there an amount on 1040 line 6b or is it 0?  If you entered Social Security…… What usually happens is the IRS changed some other income on your return.  Like the taxable amount of a 1099R you got or you missed entering some income.  Like if a  1099R got entered on the wrong line 1040 line 4 or 5, the IRS would miss it and think you didn’t report it.   By increasing your other income it made more of your SS taxable.   Or There is a new question this year asking if you lived in a foreign place.  People have been answering it wrong or skipping it.  Go back through the Social Security entries.      

No, you don't have to file an amendment unless the IRS made a mistake.  The letter should tell you the reason why they made the adjustment.  You can also call the number that is on the top of letter from the IRS for clarification.