If You Don’t Have SSNs, Keep Asking for Them
Many of the forms employers will have to file with the IRS early in 2016 ask for Social Security or taxpayer identification numbers — not just of employees, but often of their dependents as well.
If employers don’t provide these numbers, the IRS can impose penalties of up to $250 per incomplete or inaccurate return, say Meredith Silliman and Chris Rylands of the law firm Bryan Cave. Their article explains what an employer should do.