Excess Social Security Withheld Due to Multiple Employers

[ETax847]

Taxpayer had multiple employers in 2016.  Is it true as of 2016, if one employer withheld too much Soc Sec tax, he cannot claim the excess credit on his tax return as in years past?

I'm not sure if the is a new rule change.  Please help

[Margaret CPA in OH]

Line 71 has excess SS tax withheld and one of my clients, with 4 IT jobs, had significant excess refunded, no problems.

[ETax847]

Any idea why I would get the error message "you must ask your employer to refund the excess to you.  You cannot claim it on your return."  Seen in the summary totals worksheet below line 17.

[ILLMAS]

3 minutes ago, ETax847 said:

Any idea why I would get the error message "you must ask your employer to refund the excess to you.  You cannot claim it on your return."  Seen in the summary totals worksheet below line 17.

You get this message when it's the same employer, are all the W-2's from different (different FEIN) employers? 

[ETax847]

ILLMAS, you're a life saver! I had no idea that field somehow got prepopulated! Error fixed.  Thanks so much!!!

[Lion EA]

I agree.  If one employer creates an excess, employee must get that employer to refund his excess from within the company.  If multiple employers create the excess, your client gets credit for excess taxes paid on his federal tax return.