Resolved:Quick Employer Forms Incorrect Error Message For Social Security Tax Withheld
When creating W-2's using Quick Employer Forms (QEF)
QEF was generating an incorrect error message for Social Security Tax Withheld when (Box 3) Social Security Wages are between $110,096 and $110,100
QEF would incorrectly populate an amount of $4624 for (Box 4) Social Security tax withheld for wages over $110,095
QEF would then generate an incorrect error message displayed below when this amount was corrected.
Who Is Affected?
If your Social Security Wages are between $110,096 and $110,100 you will be affected by this issue.
If the Social Security wages are then Social Security tax withheld should be
- $110,096 $4624.03
- $110,097 $4624.07
- $110.098 $4624.12
- $110,099 $4624.16
- $110,100 $4624.20
The error message would incorrectly generate for any Social Security tax withheld over $4624.00
Workaround:
If the amount of Social Security tax withheld entered in Box 4 is exactly 4.2% of the amount of Social Security wages entered in Box 3
Then ignore the error message and continue to process the W-2
The incorrect error notification did not prevent e-filing in QEF
Solution:
This issue has been resolved in a TurboTax update that was released on 1/15/2013.
For assistance with updating TurboTax please refer to the How to Update TurboTax support article.
