SSA Updates Wage Check Forms, Seeks Public Input
Published Date: 4/4/2025
Notice
Summary
The Social Security Administration wants to update and extend some forms they use to check workers’ earnings when records don’t match. Employers might get asked to confirm wage info, but only if SSA can’t find it themselves. They’re asking for public feedback by June 3, 2025, to make sure the process is clear and easy, with no extra hassle or cost.
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 6 costs, 0 mixed.
Employers May Be Asked to Confirm Wages
SSA may send Form SSA-7011-F4 to employers when a worker reports wages that SSA cannot find in its records. The agency estimates about 750 employer respondents, 30 minutes per response (375 total hours), and a theoretical annual opportunity cost of $11,805.
Overseas Claimants Must Complete SSA-21
Claimants or beneficiaries living outside the United States for three months or longer may need to complete Form SSA-21 to determine benefit eligibility and tax withholding. SSA estimates a total of 5,280 respondents with an annual burden of 610 hours and a theoretical opportunity cost of $43,549.
Students Must Report Status to Keep Benefits
Title II student beneficiaries must submit Forms SSA-1383 or SSA-1383-FC to report full‑time attendance and events that could change benefits. SSA estimates 8,715 respondents, about 6 minutes per response, totaling 872 hours annually and a theoretical opportunity cost of $30,545.
Selected Beneficiaries Face Quality-Review Requests
SSA will use several forms (for example SSA-2930, SSA-2931, SSA-4659 and related notices) to conduct telephone reviews and quality checks of a statistical sample of OASDI beneficiaries and representative payees. The notice lists 18,215 total respondents, about 2,525 total annual burden hours, and a theoretical opportunity cost of $199,337.
Foreign-Pension Holders Must Report for WEP
Title II applicants and beneficiaries who received a foreign pension before January 2024 may need to complete Form SSA-308 so SSA can apply the Windfall Elimination Provision. SSA estimates 2,465 respondents, about 10 minutes per response (411 total hours), and a theoretical opportunity cost of $30,361 annually.
Law Firms Must Provide Tax/Entity Info to SSA
Law firms or business entities that want to serve as appointed representatives and receive direct fee payments must complete Form SSA-1694 so SSA can issue Form 1099‑MISC and set entity administrators. SSA estimates 181 paper respondents, 20 minutes per response (60 total hours), with a theoretical opportunity cost of $5,090.
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