Changes to the TY 2007 Paper W-2
Social Security and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) moved the “Employee’s
Social Security Number” (SSN) box on the Form W-2 from “Box
d” to “Box a.” The “Control Number” box
was moved from “Box a” to “Box
d.” The Form
ID number (“22222”) and the “Void” boxes
were also relocated to the top left corner of the Form W-2.
Problem
The changes to the Form W-2 for 2007 may have caused some problems
with printing the form. In some cases, IRS told employers to resubmit
their paper W-2s. However, YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESUBMIT YOUR
W-2s, NOR DO YOU NEED TO SEND IN A FORM W-2c because the Wilkes-Barre Data
Operations Center is aware of this problem and will take the necessary
action to appropriately process the W-2s. This problem will
not cause
a delay in processing Federal income tax returns, paper or electronic,
and will not delay the issuance of refunds.
Other problem areas on the paper Forms W-2 include:
- SSNs in the Employee Identification Number (EIN) box,
- Data overlapping the VOID box,
- Forms W-2 with 2007 printed on them, but are not the new revised forms,
- Forms W-2 showing no Form ID box, and
- SSNs printed in the top left corner.
Solution:
Review your paper Forms W-2, especially Copy A, to ensure that they are printed accurately prior to mailing them to Social Security’s Wilkes-Barre Data Operations Center.
For a copy of the Form W-2 Instructions go to www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw2w3.pdf.
For a copy of the Form W-2 go to www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw2.pdf.
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