by Alice Gilman
To avoid tax penalties for incorrectly reporting employees’ Social Security Numbers (SSNs) on Forms W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, an employer should verify that each employee’s name and SSN matches by using the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) free, online matching service — the Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS). Prior to using SSNVS, an employer must register with the SSA’s Business Services Online (BSO) suite of services, obtain a user identification number and choose a password.
Sign up today to get:
- Step 1: Provide identifying information to the SSA
- Step 2: Register to use SSNVS
- Step 3: Request access to SSNVS
- Step 4: Activate access and log on to SSNVS
- Step 5: Use SSNVS to verify SSNs
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About the author
Alice Gilman
Alice Gilman, an employment tax compliance expert, has created two best-selling payroll compliance publications – Payroll Legal Alert, and The Payroll Compliance Handbook, currently published by Business Management Daily.
She was a contributing editor to Alexander Hamilton Institute’s Benefits Alert, Personnel Legal Alert, and Manager’s Legal Bulletin newsletters; the Complete Compliance Guide to Federal and State Employment Laws; the Complete COBRA Compliance Kit; the Complete FLSA Compliance Kit; and the Complete HIPAA Compliance Kit.
At Aspen Publishers, Ms. Gilman was a contributing editor to the Payroll Manager’s Letter, the American Payroll Association’s Basic Guide to Payroll, How to Slash Payroll Costs, and the Fingertip Guide to Payroll Practice.
Ms. Gilman is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany and received her law degree from the University of Bridgeport.
She is admitted to the New York State Bar and is a member of the American Payroll Association.
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