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# **BSO Tutorial for Tax Year 2007**

W-2c Online

Contains the following lessons:

-   [Create Forms W-2c Online](#_Lesson_1:_Create)

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-   [Download Submitted Forms W-2c](#_Lesson_2:_Download)

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-   [Resume Unsubmitted Forms W-2c](#_Lesson_3:_Resume)

# **Lesson 1: Create Forms W-2c Online**

Follow the instructions below to create up to five Forms W-2c online.

**Step 1**: Point your browser to the Business Services Online Welcome
page:
[www.socialsecurity.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm](http://www.socialsecurity.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm).

**Step 2**: Select the **Log In** button on the Business Services Online
Welcome page. The system displays the General Login Attestation page.

![](media/image2.png){width="6.269444444444445in"
height="4.465277777777778in"}

**Step 3**: Select the **I Accept** button after reading the conditions
defined on the General Login Attestation page. The system displays the
Log In to BSO page.

![](media/image3.jpeg){width="6.239583333333333in"
height="3.4916666666666667in"}

**Step 4**: Enter your User ID and password.

**Step 5**: Select the **Login** button. The system displays the BSO
Main Menu page. (To return to the Business Services Online Welcome page,
select the **Cancel** button.)

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height="3.7993055555555557in"}

**Step 6**: Select the **Report Wages to Social Security** link.

![](media/image5.jpeg){width="6.249305555555556in" height="0.7375in"}

The system displays the Report Wages to Social Security menu page.

![](media/image6.png){width="6.249305555555556in"
height="4.3694444444444445in"}

**Step 7**: Select the **Submit or Resubmit Wage File, W-2 Online, and
W-2c Online and View Submission Status** link.

The system displays the **Submit or Resubmit Wage File, W-2 Online, and
W-2c Online and View Submission Status** menu page.

![](media/image7.jpeg){width="6.246527777777778in"
height="8.471527777777778in"}

**Step 8**: Select the **Enter Forms W-2c** link.

![](media/image8.png){width="5.030555555555556in"
height="0.4270833333333333in"}

The system displays the Wage Reporting Attestation page.

![](media/image9.jpeg){width="6.24375in" height="2.65in"}

**Step 9**: Select the **I Accept** button after reading the conditions
defined on the Wage Reporting Attestation page. If you do not have any
saved but unsubmitted reports, the system displays the W-2c Online
Information for Tax Year 2007 page.

![](media/image10.wmf)*If you have any existing unsubmitted reports, the
system will display the W-2c Online Unsubmitted Reports for Tax Year
2007 page. For Tax Year 2007, you may have a maximum of 50 unsubmitted
reports at one time. When you have reached the 50 \'saved\' report
limit, you must first submit an existing report in order to be able to
start a new report. If there are 49 or fewer reports, you may continue
without submitting the existing reports by selecting the **Start a New
Report** button. Refer to [Lesson 3: Resume Unsubmitted
W-2cs](#_Lesson_3:_Resume_Unsubmitted_W-2cs) for more information.*

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height="6.0569444444444445in"}

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**Step 10**: Select the appropriate response for the **FOR WHOM ARE YOU
FILING?** section after reviewing the Registration Information.

![](media/image13.wmf)

*The **FOR WHOM ARE YOU FILING?** radio buttons are not available for
self-employed users.*

**Step 11**: Select the **Continue** button after reviewing the Privacy
Act and Paperwork Reduction Act notice. The system displays the W-2c
Online Employer Data for Tax Year 2007 page. (Otherwise, select the
**Cancel** button to end this session and return to the BSO Main Menu
page.)

![](media/image14.jpeg){width="6.247916666666667in" height="5.99375in"}

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height="2.064583333333333in"}

**Step 12**: Enter your employer information. If you are filing for your
own company, the system automatically populates this information.

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*All fields marked with an asterisk (\*) must be completed.*

**Step 13**: Select the **Continue** button. The system displays the
W-2c Online Form W-2c for Tax Year 2007 page. (Otherwise, select the
**Cancel** button to exit and return to the BSO Main Menu page.)

![](media/image17.wmf)

*If there is one or more W-2cs saved, the system shall display the W-2c
Online Data Review page. Go to [Step 16](#step16).*

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height="8.256944444444445in"}![](media/image19.jpeg){width="6.247916666666667in"
height="5.281944444444444in"}

**Step 14**: Enter the corrections to the W-2 data in the appropriate
boxes. Do not fill in the fields that were reported correctly the first
time you filed Form W-2.

**Step 15**: Select the **New W-2c** button to save this W-2c
information and create another W-2c. Otherwise, select the **Done**
button to save this W-2c information and proceed to the W-2c Online Data
Review for Tax Year 2007 page. You may also select the **Cancel** button
to delete entries made to this W-2c.

![](media/image20.wmf)

*You can enter a maximum of five (5) Forms W-2c per session/login. When
entering your 5^th^ W-2c, the system will no longer display the **New
W-2c** button. You will need to initiate a new session in order to enter
more Forms W-2c. There is no limit on the number of sessions.*

[]{#step16 .anchor}**Step 16**: After you select **New W-2c** or
**Done**, you may receive an alert. If so, you will need to review your
data and make any corrections or select an override response for each
alert. Then, select **New W-2c** to create a new W-2c record or select
**Done** to proceed to the W-2c Online Data Review for Tax Year 2007
page.

![](media/image21.jpeg){width="6.249305555555556in"
height="6.2034722222222225in"}

**Step 17**: Select the **View/Edit** button next to the appropriate
record to view or edit the W-2c data. If you want to delete the W-2c
data, select the **Delete** button next to the appropriate record.

**Step 18**: Select one of the following options: **New W-2c**, **Edit
Employer Info**, **Go to W-3c**, **Save and Quit**, or **Quit and
Delete**.

![](media/image22.wmf)

*The **New W-2c** option will not be available if five W-2cs are already
saved for the current report or if the maximum of 50 saved, unsubmitted
W-2cs has been reached. The **Go to W-3c** option will not be available
if no saved W-2cs exist for the current employer.*

**Step 19**: Select the **Go to W-3c** button to submit your wage data.
The system will display your W-2c Online Form W-3c for Tax Year 2007 for
your review.

![](media/image23.jpeg){width="6.249305555555556in"
height="7.448611111111111in"}

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height="3.5208333333333335in"}

**Step 20**: Select one of the following options:

> **Submit Corrected Wage Report** button to submit your wage
> information. Go to [Step 21](#step21-1) for more information.
>
> **Print Corrected Wage Report** button to print or preview your wage
> report prior to submitting it to SSA. Go to [Step 25](#step25) for
> more information.
>
> **Return to W-2c Data Review page** button to edit your data.

[]{#step21-1 .anchor}**Step 21**: Select the **Submit Corrected Wage
Report** button on the W-2c Online Form W-3c for Tax Year 2007 page. The
system displays the W-2c Online Receipt Acknowledgement for Tax Year
2007 page.

![](media/image25.jpeg){width="6.247916666666667in"
height="7.436111111111111in"}

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*It is recommended that you select **OK** to print now in the pop-up box
that appears when the W-2c Online Receipt Acknowledgement page is
accessed.*

**Step 22**: Right-click the file link to save the wage file.

**Step 23**: Select **Save Target As** option from the browser menu to
save the file. (Otherwise, select the **Continue** button.)

![](media/image27.wmf)

*You can download your submitted corrected wage file for up to 30 days
after the submission date by using the [Lesson 2: Download Submitted
W-2cs](#_Lesson_2:_Download_Submitted_Forms_) feature.*

**Step 24**: Select the **Continue** button. The system displays the
W-2c Online Thank You page.

![](media/image28.jpeg){width="6.247916666666667in"
height="4.576388888888889in"}

[]{#step25 .anchor}**Step 25**: Select the **Print Corrected Wage
Report** button on the W-2c Online Form W-3c page to print the corrected
wage report. The system displays the W-2c Online Report Print page.

![](media/image29.jpeg){width="6.242361111111111in"
height="7.720138888888889in"}

![](media/image30.jpeg){width="6.247916666666667in"
height="2.1618055555555555in"}

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*If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can
download it by selecting "**[follow this link]{.underline}**" near the
middle of the page.*

**Step 26**: Select the **Print Preview** link. The system displays the
Forms W-2c.

**Step 27**: Select **File\>Print** from the menu bar or select the
Print icon from the tool bar.

**Step 28**: Select **File\>Close** on the menu bar after printing to
close the window. The system returns you to the Print Preview page.

**Step 29**: The options on the W-2c Online Report Print page will allow
you to submit your corrected wage file to SSA, return to the W-2c Online
Form W-3c page, return to the W-2c Online Data Review page, save your
data, or quit without saving your data.

**Step 30**: Select the **Return to W-2c Data Review Page** button on
the W-2c Online Form W-3c page to edit your Forms W-2c data created
during the current session. The system returns you to the W-2c Online
Data Review page.

# **Lesson 2: Download Submitted Forms W-2c**

Follow the instructions below to download an Adobe file containing Forms
W-2c and W-3c for a W-2c Online report submitted within the last 30
days.

![](media/image32.wmf)

*Adobe files are available for 30 days or until December 11, 2008.*

**Step 1**: Point your browser to the Business Services Online Welcome
page:
[www.socialsecurity.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm](http://www.socialsecurity.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm).

**Step 2**: Select the **Login** link on the BSO Welcome page. The
system displays the General Login Attestation page.

![](media/image33.jpeg){width="6.240972222222222in"
height="4.472222222222222in"}

**Step 3**: Select the **I Accept** button after reading the conditions
defined on the General Login Attestation page. The system displays the
Log In to BSO page.

![](media/image3.jpeg){width="6.239583333333333in"
height="3.4916666666666667in"}

**Step 4**: Enter your User ID and password.

**Step 5**: Select the **Login** button. The system displays the BSO
Main Menu page. (To return to the Business Services Online Welcome page,
select the **Cancel** button.)

**Step 6**: Select the **Report Wages to Social Security** link.

![](media/image5.jpeg){width="6.249305555555556in" height="0.7375in"}

The system displays the Report Wages to Social Security menu page.

![](media/image6.png){width="6.249305555555556in"
height="4.3694444444444445in"}

**Step 7**: Select the **Submit or Resubmit Wage File, W-2 Online, and
W-2c Online and View Submission Status** link.

The system displays the **Submit or Resubmit Wage File, W-2 Online, and
W-2c Online and View Submission Status** menu page.

![](media/image7.jpeg){width="6.246527777777778in"
height="8.471527777777778in"}

**Step 8**: Select the **Download Submitted W-2cs** link.

![](media/image34.png){width="5.020138888888889in"
height="0.5833333333333334in"}

The system displays the Wage Reporting Attestation page.

![](media/image35.jpeg){width="6.24375in" height="2.701388888888889in"}

**Step 9**: Select the **I Accept** button after reading the conditions
defined on the Wage Reporting Attestation page. The system displays the
W-2c Online Download for Tax Year 2007 page.

![](media/image36.jpeg){width="6.245833333333334in"
height="3.5006944444444446in"}

**Step 10**: Right-click the WFID link you wish to download.

**Step 11**: Select the **Save Target As** option from the browser menu
to download the file onto your computer.

**Step 12**: Select the **BSO Main Menu** link to return to the BSO Main
Menu page.

# **Lesson 3: Resume Unsubmitted Forms W-2c**

Follow the instructions below to continue working with W-2c Online
reports that you have saved but not yet submitted. SSA will delete any
saved reports that you do not submit or update within 120 days. All
unsubmitted Forms W-2c will be removed on December 11, 2008.

![](media/image37.wmf)

*You may have up to 50 saved reports with five W-2cs in each report.*

**Step 1**: Point your browser to the Business Services Online Welcome
page:
[www.socialsecurity.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm](http://www.socialsecurity.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm).

**Step 2**: Select the **Log In** button on the Business Services Online
Welcome page. The system displays the General Login Attestation page.

![](media/image33.jpeg){width="6.240972222222222in"
height="4.472222222222222in"}

**Step 3**: Select the **I Accept** button after reading the conditions
defined on the General Login Attestation page. The system displays the
Log In to BSO page.

![](media/image3.jpeg){width="6.239583333333333in"
height="3.4916666666666667in"}

**Step 4**: Enter your User ID and password.

**Step 5**: Select the **Login** button to display the BSO Main Menu
page. (To return to the Business Services Online Welcome page, select
the **Cancel** button.)

**Step 6**: Select the **Report Wages to Social Security** link.

![](media/image5.jpeg){width="6.249305555555556in" height="0.7375in"}

The system displays the Report Wages to Social Security menu page.

![](media/image6.png){width="6.249305555555556in"
height="4.3694444444444445in"}

**Step 7**: Select the **Submit or Resubmit Wage File, W-2 Online, and
W-2c Online and View Submission Status** link.

The system displays the **Submit or Resubmit Wage File, W-2 Online, and
W-2c Online and View Submission Status** menu page.

![](media/image7.jpeg){width="6.246527777777778in"
height="8.471527777777778in"}

**Step 8**: Select the **Resume Unsubmitted W-2c** link.

![](media/image38.png){width="4.238888888888889in"
height="0.4270833333333333in"}

The system displays the Wage Reporting Attestation page.

![](media/image9.jpeg){width="6.24375in" height="2.65in"}

**Step 9**: Select the **I Accept** button after reading the conditions
on the Wage Reporting Attestation page. The system displays the W-2c
Online Unsubmitted Reports for Tax Year 2007 page.

![](media/image39.jpeg){width="6.241666666666666in"
height="4.743055555555555in"}

**Step 10**: Select the **View/Edit** button for the specific report to
view or modify the report. The system displays the W-2c Online Data
Review for Tax Year 2007 page. (To delete the report, select the
**Delete** button for the specific report.)

![](media/image21.jpeg){width="6.249305555555556in"
height="6.2034722222222225in"}

![](media/image40.wmf)

*The **New W-2c** button will not be displayed if you have the maximum
number of unsubmitted W-2cs (five) per report. The **Go to W-3c** button
will not be displayed if there is no un-submitted W-2c.*

**Step 11**: Select the **Go to W-3c** button. The system displays your
Form W-3c. Use the options on this page to submit your wage report,
print your wage report, or return to your unsubmitted Forms W-2c.

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height="7.448611111111111in"}

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height="3.5208333333333335in"}