My employers portion of social security and medicare tax is not getting applied. Instead this amount is showing up in the other taxes category. Am I missing something ?

[patrickmhaney]

Thank you for your responses. 

The issue was just a manual W2 entry error on my part, unrelated to the subject line above. I selected AA (uncollected social security or RRTA tax) instead of A (Roth contribution)  and this moved the dollar amount in this box to taxes still owed. The number was within a few hundred dollars of my social security + medicare withholdings, so I assumed that the employer portion of these taxes might be the issue. This was a red herring. 

[DawnC]

Did you enter the W-2?   Uploading the w-2 just puts it in the documents folder.   You have to enter the information from the w-2 into TurboTax.   W-2 income is not treated as self-employment.  

To manually enter your W-2 info:

1. From Tax Home, open or continue your return.
2. In the search bar, search for W-2.
3. Select the Jump to link at the top of the search results.
4. At We'll start with your W-2, select Work on my W-2 and Continue.
   • If you land on the Here’s your W-2 info screen, select Add another W-2.
5. Leave the employer ID section blank and Continue.
6. Select Type it in myself and Continue.
7. Follow the instructions to manually enter your W-2 info.

[xmasbaby0]

The SS and Medicare part is not put into the tax withheld.  Only the amounts from boxes 2 and 17--- for federal and state.      You do not get a refund of the amounts withheld for Social Security or Medicare.

[VolvoGirl]

What do you mean Social Security & Medicare is not getting applied?  Applied to what?  You don't get SS & Medicare back.  It is a mandatory tax.  You only get federal tax withholding in box 2 back.  And box 17 for state tax withholding.  Don't know what or where you're seeing it.  Check your actual 1040 return.  W2 Federal withholding is on 1040 line 25a.