https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/can-my-wife-and-i-filing-jointly-claim-a-credit-for-overpayment-of-social-security-taxes-if-our/01/396324#M35596 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:42:39 GMT teresa-harris 2019-06-04T19:42:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/can-my-wife-and-i-filing-jointly-claim-a-credit-for-overpayment-of-social-security-taxes-if-our/01/396324#M35596 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:42:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/can-my-wife-and-i-filing-jointly-claim-a-credit-for-overpayment-of-social-security-taxes-if-our/01/396324#M35596 teresa-harris 2019-06-04T19:42:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/no-the-max-is-for-each-person-separately-if-you-had-m/01/396331#M35598 No.&nbsp;&nbsp;The max is for each person separately.<BR /><BR />If you had more than one employer and&nbsp;&nbsp;the total of box 4 (only box 4 not box 6) on all your 2018 W2s&nbsp;&nbsp;for Social Security is more than $7,960.80 you get the excess back on your tax return.&nbsp;&nbsp;And it is for each spouse separately, not combined.&nbsp;&nbsp;Check 1040 Schedule 5 line 72 for it.&nbsp;&nbsp;Then Schedule 5 goes to 1040 line 17. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:42:40 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/no-the-max-is-for-each-person-separately-if-you-had-m/01/396331#M35598 VolvoGirl 2019-06-04T19:42:40Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/the-maximum-social-security-tax-of-7-960-80-is-for-each/01/396343#M35601 <P>The maximum social security tax of $7,960.80 is for each person, not for both spouses.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:42:43 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/the-maximum-social-security-tax-of-7-960-80-is-for-each/01/396343#M35601 MinhT 2019-06-04T19:42:43Z