SOCIAL SECURITY ISSUES 2007 NO-MATCH LETTER

SOCIAL SECURITY ISSUES 2007 NO-MATCH LETTER

The Social Security Administration has begun mailing no-match letters for the tax year 2007 to employees on April 3. The administration expects to issue 8 million to 9 million letters for tax year 2007. The letters will be sent only to employees whose W-2 form included a usable address.

Unlike the process in prior years, no-match letters issued this year will not be sent to employers when there is no usable address for the employee on the W-2 form.

The letters sent to employees are not subject to the pending court case that led a California court to enjoin the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from implementing its rule entitled “Safe Harbor Procedures for Employers That Receive a No-Match Letter,” and SSA from sending the employer no-match letters reflecting the DHS rule.

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