Originally published in Wisconsin Lawyer Vol. 84, No. 10,
October 2011
After a few-years' hiatus, businesses may again be receiving
notification from the federal government that employees' Social
Security number information appears incorrect. Learn how to help
business clients respond if they receive such notice.
When was the last time you received a call from a client
regarding receipt of a "no-match" letter from the Social
Security Administration (SSA)? Probably sometime before 2007, when
the SSA suspended its practice of sending notices to employers
advising them that an employee's name or Social Security number
(SSN) did not match SSA records. Your phone is apt to start ringing
again with calls concerning such notifications. As of April 2011,
the SSA began mailing no-match letters to employers that submitted
a wage report during the 2010 tax year containing a reported name,
SSN, or combination thereof for an employee that does not match
information in SSA
