Turbo Tax is saying my employer owes me money and is overstating the Box 4 Social Security Tax withheld. I went back and checked and it is correct but this edit is wrong

[chrisives242]

i entered $5,627.25 and verified this- accurate-- Turbo Tax is somehow saying $10,853.40

[SweetieJean]

Did you import your W-2 and perhaps key it again yourself?  If not, delete the entire W-2 and type it in again.

[VolvoGirl]

Delete the W2 and re enter it.  That usually clears it out.

Try leaving the cents off box 4.

Check boxes 3 & 4 on your W2. Box 4 should be 6.2% of box 3 up to a max of $8,537.40.   So take the amount in box 3 and multiply it by .062. If box 4 is more than that you need to get a corrected W2 from your employer.  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.

Or post back with the amounts in boxes 3&4.