Get Continuation Sheet For Form 6559

If the employer fails to provide SSA with corrected reports or information that shows the wage reports filed with SSA are correct, SSA will ask IRS to investigate the employer's wage and tax reports to resolve the discrepancy and to assess any appropriate reporting penalties.

If you receive SSI and you or your deemor (e.g. your ineligible spouse or parent(s) with whom you live) work, then either you or your representative payee must report the gross wages to us.

If you knowingly make a false or misleading statement or knowingly fail to report important changes, we may impose a sanction against your payments. The first sanction period is a withholding of payments for 6 months. Subsequent sanction periods are for 12 months and then 24 months.

Employers and employees each pay 6.2 percent of wages up to the taxable maximum of $160,200 (in 2023), while the self-employed pay 12.4 percent. The payroll tax rates are set by law, and for OASI and DI, apply to earnings up to a certain amount.

Form 6559 is used to identify the transmitter of a magnetic media file. For form W-2 magnetic media reporting, a FILE is a report that begins with a. Code A-Transmitter record and ends with a Code F-Final record. Prepare a Form 6559 for each separate magnetic media file being transmitted.

Call the IRS toll free at 800-829-1040 or make an appointment to visit an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC). The IRS will send your employer a letter requesting that they furnish you a corrected Form W-2 within ten days.

However, earnings for earlier years could be missing from your record for one of the following reasons: Your employer reported your earnings using the wrong name or Social Security number (SSN). Your employer reported your earnings incorrectly.