Social Security Tax reduction

[470pitt]

Why on one of my tax returns did the IRS take away the SS reduction tax

[abctax55]

What is this "SS reduction tax"?  It sounds great, I'd like MY SS tax reduced 😉

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

You mean the SE tax deferral?     If the return had a refund on it, you weren't allowed to defer the SE tax, since you cant defer something thats already been paid.

[abctax55]

Yep... I'm guess that's what the OP meant.  BUT, words, *specific* words are important in this profession.

Deferral & reduction do NOT mean the same thing 🙂