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Form W-3c for Error in Box 16 & 17 of W-3? Victor Roberts 01-16-2008
Posted by Victor Roberts on January 16, 2008, 5:10 pm
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 I just filed my Form W-2 and W-3 on line at www.ssa.gov.
Before submitting the data I checked and confirmed all the
data on the W-2 and the Federal data on W-3. However, I did
not notice that the State Wages and State Income Tax amounts
from the W-2 had not been transferred to Boxes 16 & 17 on
the W-3. After I submitted the forms and printed copies of
the forms I noticed that the totals for Boxes 16 & 17 on
the W-3 are $0.00

I was considering filing only a W-3c to correct this error,
since the W-2 is correct. However, the instructions for
Form W-3c state that you can file a W-3c without a W-2c only
to correct an EIN on a previously filed W-3. The W-3c
instructions also state:

"If your only changes to the Forms W-2c and Forms W-3c are
to the state and local data, do not send either copy A of
Form W-2c or Form W-3c to the SSA." (page 4 of the
Instructions.)

Do I take this to mean that neither the SSA nor the IRS
cares that the state wages and income tax data on the W-3 do
not match that on the W-2 as long as the W-2 is correct and
all the Federal data on the W-3 is correct?

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Vic Roberts
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Posted by Victor Roberts on January 16, 2008, 5:43 pm
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 On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:10:45 EST, Victor Roberts

>I just filed my Form W-2 and W-3 on line at www.ssa.gov.
>Before submitting the data I checked and confirmed all the
>data on the W-2 and the Federal data on W-3. However, I did
>not notice that the State Wages and State Income Tax amounts
>from the W-2 had not been transferred to Boxes 16 & 17 on
>the W-3. After I submitted the forms and printed copies of
>the forms I noticed that the totals for Boxes 16 & 17 on
>the W-3 are $0.00
>
>I was considering filing only a W-3c to correct this error,
>since the W-2 is correct. However, the instructions for
>Form W-3c state that you can file a W-3c without a W-2c only
>to correct an EIN on a previously filed W-3. The W-3c
>instructions also state:
>
>"If your only changes to the Forms W-2c and Forms W-3c are
>to the state and local data, do not send either copy A of
>Form W-2c or Form W-3c to the SSA." (page 4 of the
>Instructions.)
>
>Do I take this to mean that neither the SSA nor the IRS
>cares that the state wages and income tax data on the W-3 do
>not match that on the W-2 as long as the W-2 is correct and
>all the Federal data on the W-3 is correct?

I was finally able to get through to website support for
www.ssa.gov/employer. I was told that the federal
government has no interest in the state and local data on
the W-3. The agent said I should just write in the correct
totals by hand on my company copy.

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Vic Roberts
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Posted by Harlan Lunsford on January 16, 2008, 8:45 pm
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Victor Roberts wrote:
> I just filed my Form W-2 and W-3 on line at www.ssa.gov.
> Before submitting the data I checked and confirmed all the
> data on the W-2 and the Federal data on W-3. However, I did
> not notice that the State Wages and State Income Tax amounts
> from the W-2 had not been transferred to Boxes 16 & 17 on
> the W-3. After I submitted the forms and printed copies of
> the forms I noticed that the totals for Boxes 16 & 17 on
> the W-3 are $0.00
>
> I was considering filing only a W-3c to correct this error,
> since the W-2 is correct. However, the instructions for
> Form W-3c state that you can file a W-3c without a W-2c only
> to correct an EIN on a previously filed W-3. The W-3c
> instructions also state:
>
> "If your only changes to the Forms W-2c and Forms W-3c are
> to the state and local data, do not send either copy A of
> Form W-2c or Form W-3c to the SSA." (page 4 of the
> Instructions.)
>
> Do I take this to mean that neither the SSA nor the IRS
> cares that the state wages and income tax data on the W-3 do
> not match that on the W-2 as long as the W-2 is correct and
> all the Federal data on the W-3 is correct?
>
precisely!

ChEAr$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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