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OMB Control No:
0960-0432
ICR Reference No:
202508-0960-006
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202307-0960-004
Agency/Subagency:
SSA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
09/26/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/02/2025
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2026
09/30/2026
09/30/2026
Responses
802,800
0
802,800
Time Burden (Hours)
802,800
0
802,800
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Each year employers report the wage amounts they paid their employees to IRS for tax purposes, and separately to SSA for retirement and disability coverage purposes. In theory these reported amounts should equal each other; however, each year some of the employer wage reports that SSA receives are less than the wage amounts reported to IRS. SSA attempts to ensure that employees receive full credit for the wages they have earned through the use of the SSA-L 93 (cover letter); SSA-L 94 (cover letter); SSA-95 and SSA-97 (questionnaires). Respondents are employers who reported fewer wage amounts to SSA than they reported to IRS. We are submitting a non-substantive Change Request to revise the informative Note section on the SSA-95-SM and SSA-95-SM2 to comply with the Taxpayer First Act and revisions to the Department of Treasury's Regulation Section 30.6011-2 (regarding the use of electronic and paper modalities for filing Form W-2c).
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 432
Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code:
42 USC 405
Name of Law: Social Security Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 35990
06/01/2023
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 56065
08/17/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
IRS/SSA Reconciliation (online version)
Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire
SSA-97-SM, SSA-95-SM , SSA-95-SM (second request), SSA-97-SM (second request)
Employer Questionnaire--SSA Has No Record of Employer Report
,
Employer Questionnaire--Discrepancy Between IRS and SSA Records
,
Second Request- Employer Questionnaire--SSA Has No Record of Employer Report
,
Second Request -Employer Questionnaire- Discrepancy Between IRS and SSA Records
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
802,800
802,800
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
802,800
802,800
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$6,384,706
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Faye Lipsky 410 965-8783 faye.lipsky@ssa.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
09/02/2025
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