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Notice code 361 (Default) — We changed the amount claimed as excess social security tax withheld or tier 1 RRTA withheld on page…
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361
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What the IRS language says
We changed the amount claimed as excess social security tax withheld or tier 1 RRTA withheld on page 1 of your tax return due to a computation error. Corregimos la cantidad reclamada de la retención en exceso de la contribución del seguro social o lo dispuesto en la retención del RRTA 1, en la página 1 de su planilla de contribución debido a un error del cómputo.
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