overpayment
noun
over·pay·ment
ˌō-vər-ˈpā-mənt 
plural overpayments
: payment that exceeds what is necessary
overpayment of taxes
… implemented electronic payrolls for all employees to prevent overpayment …—
Jocelyn Brumbaugh
Jocelyn Brumbaugh
also
: an amount that is paid in excess
… two taxpayers could not get refunds of tax overpayments dating back more than four years … —Samantha McCaughren
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Some incidents of overpayments may be preventable in cases where beneficiaries do not provide necessary information to the Social Security Administration in a timely fashion, said Paul Van de Water, senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
Collection activities were paused in December 2022 as part of a court order for any claimant who filed for benefits on or after March 1, 2020, and who received an overpayment letter and appealed or protested the decision.
—Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
The candidates overlook that the overpayments were caught early on, and the City Council set aside more than enough to cover the refund amount.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
Those candidates focus on the state’s $20 million sales tax overpayment to Fremont that the city is now paying back.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
Collection activities were paused in December 2022 as part of a court order for any claimant who filed for benefits on or after March 1, 2020, and who received an overpayment letter and appealed or protested the decision.
—Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
The candidates overlook that the overpayments were caught early on, and the City Council set aside more than enough to cover the refund amount.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
Those candidates focus on the state’s $20 million sales tax overpayment to Fremont that the city is now paying back.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Overpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overpayment. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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