Notice code 665 (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 used to compute the total amount for Making Work Pay and Government Retiree Credit is not the amount received as an economic payment in 2009 and 2010 from the Social Security Administration, Rail Road Retirement Board, or Veterans Administration.

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We changed the amount claimed as Making Work Pay and Government Retiree Credit on your return. The amount used to compute the total amount for Making Work Pay and Government Retiree Credit is not the amount received as an economic payment in 2009 and 2010 from the Social Security Administration, Rail Road Retirement Board, or Veterans Administration.