Social Security: IRS Data Can Help SSA Credit More Wages
HRD-90-112
Published: Aug 31, 1990. Publicly Released: Aug 31, 1990.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on how the Social Security Administration (SSA) resolved problems in crediting wages to workers' social security accounts.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Social Security Administration | The Commissioners of Social Security and Internal Revenue should amend their existing agreement governing the exchange and use of tax information to provide for the routine sharing of IRS wage report resolution data. |
Closed – Implemented
SSA and IRS revised their agreement as GAO recommended. Suggested data will be shared, beginning with tax year 1991 wage reports. Results of SSA use of shared data will not be known for several years.
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| Internal Revenue Service | The Commissioners of Social Security and Internal Revenue should amend their existing agreement governing the exchange and use of tax information to provide for the routine sharing of IRS wage report resolution data. |
Closed – Implemented
SSA and IRS revised their agreement as GAO recommended. Suggested data will be shared, beginning with tax year 1991 wage reports. Results of SSA use of shared data will not be known for several years.
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Computer matchingInteragency relationsPayroll recordsSocial security numberSocial security taxesTax administrationTax returnsSocial security numbersWagesAccounts