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Notice code 664 (Default) — We changed the amount claimed as Making Work Pay and Government Retiree Credit on your return. The a…
We changed the amount claimed as Making Work Pay and Government Retiree Credit on your return. The amount received in 2009 and 2010 from the Social Security Administration, Rail Road Retirement Board, or Veterans Administration was not used when computing the total amount for Making Work Pay Credit on Schedule M.
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We changed the amount claimed as Making Work Pay and Government Retiree Credit on your return. The amount received in 2009 and 2010 from the Social Security Administration, Rail Road Retirement Board, or Veterans Administration was not used when computing the total amount for Making Work Pay Credit on Schedule M.
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