Social Security: Resolving Errors in Wage Reporting
HRD-90-11
Published: Oct 17, 1989. Publicly Released: Oct 17, 1989.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) efforts to reconcile cases in which employers reported lower employee wages to SSA than to the Internal Revenue Service.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Social Security Administration | The Commissioner of Social Security should revise the characteristics considered in targeting employers that SSA will telephone to resolve wage-reporting problems. In addition to the amount of wages being reconciled, the Commissioner should emphasize characteristics such as whether: (1) SSA has previously located employers; or (2) employers have filed recent wage reports. |
Closed – Not Implemented
The recommendation is no longer applicable because SSA no longer plans to telephone employers under its wage reconciliation program. SSA said that it would reconsider the recommendation if it resumed the practice of telephoning employers.
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