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Legal requirements to provide your Social Security numberThe Social Security number was originally devised to keep an accurate record of each individual’s earnings, and to subsequently monitor benefits paid under the Social Security program. However...
What is the meaning of FICAUpdatedSocial Security payroll taxes are collected under the authority of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). The payroll taxes are sometimes even called FICA taxes. But what is FICA? Is it a...
Determining Social Security numbersAn invalid Social Security number is one that we never assigned. On June 25, 2011, we began assigning Social Security numbers differently than in the past. Today, Social Security...
Obtaining an Individual Taxpayer Identification NumberUpdatedThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assigns Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs), not the Social Security Administration. The IRS assigns ITINs to certain nonresident and resident...
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Withholding FICA taxes from wagesUpdated An employee never stops paying Social Security and Medicare taxes on work or self-employment earnings, regardless of their age or whether they are receiving benefits. As their employer...
Social Security number requirement for legal aliens to workEveryone who works needs a Social Security number. This includes legal aliens. Employers must have an employee's Social Security number to report wage and tax information on the Form W-2...
Tax questions and formsContact the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office listed in your telephone directory, or: For tax information, call 1-800-829-1040 (TTY 1-800-829-4059); and For tax...
Information for employer wage reportingOur dedicated Frequently Asked Questions for Employer Wage Reporting answers common questions about Forms W-2/W-3, Forms W-2C/W-3C, the Social Security Number Verification Service, and...
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