Too much social security tax withheld on W2, does this have to be corrected?

I’m using FreeTaxUSA to do my taxes this year, and for one of my W-2s, it says that I have too much SS tax withheld. It had a little pop-up that said I should reach out to my employer and request they refund me the $1 in excess of SS tax.

I no longer work at this place and reached out to them regarding this, but they seemed confused about it (small business). Trying to get this corrected over $1 sorta seems like a hassle tbh, so I was wondering: does this need to be corrected, or can I just proceed as normal? The amount seems too small to really have an effect on anything, right?

A $1 discrepancy could be due to rounding. I wouldn’t worry about it.

What are the amounts in boxes 3, 4, and 7 of your W-2?

Nico said:
A $1 discrepancy could be due to rounding. I wouldn’t worry about it.

What are the amounts in boxes 3, 4, and 7 of your W-2?

3: 2695
4: 216
7: 181

Harlow said:

Nico said:
A $1 discrepancy could be due to rounding. I wouldn’t worry about it.

What are the amounts in boxes 3, 4, and 7 of your W-2?

3: 2695
4: 216
7: 181

(2695 + 216) x 0.062 = 180.482

So yeah, it’s just a minor rounding error. Not a big deal. You don’t need to do anything.

@Nico
OK, ty!

You’re fine. Don’t worry about it. It’s immaterial.

I have this issue in a different way. I have two jobs, and the total exceeds the FICA limit across the two. When you do your taxes, the program will credit the overpayment like any other tax.