That way, the agency can properly calculate their benefits, and they can receive all the benefits due them, Halter said in an interview yesterday at the agency's regional headquarters in Boston. The Internal Revenue Service earlier this month warned workers that some employers are refusing to withhold employment taxes from worker paychecks. Those employers are part of a tax revolt in which they contend that the U.S. tax system is illegal. If the employer does not withhold and forward the money, a worker's Social Security record may not accurately reflect his or her full earnings history. As a result, the worker may not receive all the Social Security benefits to which he or she is entitled.
Federal law requires employers to withhold a portion of each worker's paycheck.
To ensure that the Social Security Administration has the correct information to calculate benefits, workers should carefully read the annual benefits statement that the agency mails each year to workers 25 and older, Halter said. The beneficiary's entitlement to benefits is based upon the wages and the salary that they have earned . . . So if you receive your Social Security statement and you see that a bit of your earnings have been left out, you need to contact the Social Security Administration, and we will then correct that record. A Guide For All Employees.