sftydvr[at]juno.com (sftydvr) writes:

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I suggested paper because I assumed the incorrect SSN on the
W-2 would bounce an e-file. If that's not the case I see no
reason for filing on paper.

Phil Marti
Topeka, KS

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ambision24 wrote:

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Guess what? YOu don't need a W2C for wrong SSN. What's
more, your employer does not have to give you one either.
Just line through incorrect number and print correct number
atop it. That will do just fine for filling your 1040.

However, you should goad your previous employer to making
the correction with Social security administration in order
that you get credited for your proper earnings.

Cheer$$$$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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File your return with the correct SS#. Send the W2 with the
incorrect SS#. Notify the employer IN WRITING that this was
incorrect and ask if they would be so kind as to correct
this. If not, when the letter arrives saying these two
documents don't match, you will have made the contact asking
for the correction.

DO NOT do a new W2c because you can't do that. That is for
the employer (or their payroll service) to do.

Carol
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ambision24[at]yahoo.com (ambision24) wrote:

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Here's what I'd do. Don't change it yourself, ask in
writing for a corrected W-2, and file your return
electronically with everything else correct. That way you
don't have to deal with the erroneous W-2 or make a federal
case out of it and you get your money faster.

BC

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ambision24[at]yahoo.com (ambision24) writes:

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You can't do that.

The only place where it really matters that the W-2's SSN be
correct is in Social Security's records, and unless you're
retiring soon, making sure that those records are correct
can wait.

File (on paper) your return using the Substitute W-2 form
with the erroneous W-2 attached. There should be no
problem.

About a year from now check your SSA earnings record to make
sure that your 2003 earnings were properly recorded.

Phil Marti
Topeka, KS

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ambision24[at]yahoo.com says...

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Your self-prepared W-2C wouldn't do any good because Social
Security gets those forms. You risk losing credit for 2003
in your work history. If you are so anxious to file now, go
ahead, but be prepared for a letter from the IRS either this
year or next.

Gary

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I just found out that my SS# was wrong on my W2. When I left
that job, the employer and I left on bad terms. I do not
believe that she is in any hurry to get me out a revised
W2C.

I know that I have options in about a month as far as filing
with a different form (for not recieving a W2), but would
there be any concequences if I just filled out a W2c myself
with the corrected SS# and filed.

I am getting about 1g in a return, and I dont think that it
is right for her to put me off like this.

Eventually I believe she will send me a corrected form, but
not until after the deadline 4/15.

ambision24

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