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DFreeman1
Returning Member

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

Husband had one W-2 and Wife had one W-2. Both amounts were verified to be accurate at 6.2%. The max amount you have listed was not exceeded. The W-2s were deleted and reentered. Same result. Please assist as this is frustrating and does not seem to be a valid or logical solution. 

ErnieS0
Expert Alumni

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

Excess FICA withheld with only two W-2s usually means both W-2s are coded in TurboTax as belonging either to the husband or to the wife.

 

Get back to Your W-2 info so far:

  • Type w-2 in Search in the upper right
  • Click Jump to W-2

There will be a name by each W-2. Are they correct? If not, select Review on each W-2 and change the name in the box This W-2 belongs to…

 

W-2 names

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I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

Try deleting the cents on box 4.  It might be rounding to too much.

DFreeman1
Returning Member

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

I checked and each W-2 showed attached to the correct owner.  Also the amounts are rounded up or down as needed. Will that make a difference? 

DFreeman1
Returning Member

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

I have .00 in the cents placement in box 4 on both w-2s as I round up/down on the entire tax form. I was also wondering if the round up would make a difference.

DFreeman1
Returning Member

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

Also on SC State tax the two wage earner credit worksheet (line 6 and line 7) have specific maximum amounts allowable.  The TT program entered an amount ($40,000) exceeding the maximum amount ($36,667) in line 6 which made line 7 an amount ($280) exceeding the maximum amount of $257.  All other figures on this worksheet are correct.

mrmikegap
Returning Member

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

I have the same problem as Dfreeman1. Deleted both W-2's and reloaded, and W-2's have the correct people. Ready to **bleep**can this software. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mrmikegap
Returning Member

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

FYI, box 3 is $133,804.28 and box 4 is $8295.87. Even tried making box 4 8290.87 and still get the error. 

BillM223
Expert Alumni

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

Any chance you have a Schedule C with its Schedule SE? This should not be a problem since TurboTax should limit the amount of self-employment taxes on Schedule SE based on the W-2 of the person who owned the business, but I needed to ask.

 

Sillier questions: are you using the Online or CD/download version of TurboTax? If CD/download version, have you updated it?

 

And when you look at the W-2 Summary (if you can see it), does it really correctly identify the owners of the W-2s?

 

Oh, and is there a chance that you actually have 3 W-2s because of a ghost W-2 that you want to delete? Do a Search (upper right) for w-2 and click on the jump-to link (Mac users must find W-2 in the Topics List). 

 

You should see a table with only 2 W-2s in it, one for each spouse. Any chance there are three?

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I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

@mrmikegap   Leave the cents OFF of box 4.  It is rounding up which makes box 4 too much.  

mrmikegap
Returning Member

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

@BillM223 

 

I'm not self employed, so I don't have a schedule SE. I did the W-2 search. 2 W-2's are listed and the owners are correctly identified. Also, I'm using the on line version of TT.

mrmikegap
Returning Member

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

@VolvoGirl 

 

Deleted the cents in box 4, and the error still happens.

mrmikegap
Returning Member

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

@VolvoGirl 

@BillM223 

 

Was just thinking, could it be that I didn't correct this error prior to paying for the on line version of TT, and then tried to e-file? Therefore, TT is not updating the changes to my W2 and is still using the data I first entered? 

 

I tried to "clear and start over," but TT says I can't because once you register a return, or pay TT fees, they can no longer clear and start over.

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

I have 2  W2 with corrected names, tried round-up, round-down, leave box 4 off!  Keep return to that check!!!! Very frustrated!  What going with Turbo tax this year? I dont want to change my method of filing! Thanks! 

I keep getting check this entry and it says 1040/1040SR Wks. Excess FICA Withheld. When I go to adjust in to put no value. I have only put in 1 W2. What do I do?

I typed 0 in that checked box 1. and it worked!

 

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