Proposal: Truncated Social Security Numbers on W-2s
In an effort to help protect individual identities from theft, the IRS has recently proposed permitting truncated Social Security numbers on W-2s. Employers would be voluntarily allowed to use truncated SSNs on the copies of Form W-2 distributed to employees. The...
Phishing Scam Targets Payroll and HR
Last spring, the IRS issued a warning about an emerging email scheme where the scammer purports to be a company executive and requests personal information about employees — often in the form of W-2s or payroll records. This troubling phishing scam targets payroll and...

