Recent surveys indicate that employers of all types and sizes are moving toward electronic commerce.
Including the one record format in SSA s new specs will make it easier for employers to transition from magnetic media to electronic filing. Employers will no longer be required to submit Form 6559, Transmitter Report and Summary of Magnetic Media, as space has been included for that information in the new layout. The need to submit multiple records for high-wage earners will be eliminated because the wage fields have been expanded to 11 characters. The total fields have been expanded to 15 characters. Intermediate totals records will no longer be necessary.