Notice code 162 (Default) — We changed the amount of total tax on page 2 of your tax return. The error was in the: Computation o…

We changed the amount of total tax on page 2 of your tax return. The error was in the: Computation of the total amount in Part III, Form 8889, Income and Additional Tax for Failure to Maintain HDHP and/or Transfer of that amount on to page 2 of Form 1040.

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We changed the amount of total tax on page 2 of your tax return. The error was in the: Computation of the total amount in Part III, Form 8889, Income and Additional Tax for Failure to Maintain HDHP and/or Transfer of that amount on to page 2 of Form 1040.