W-2 Filing
What is the "Rule of Thumb"?
Social Security wages can never be more than Medicare?
Who can use the BSO website?
Attorneys, Employers, Rep Payees
Another name for SSA-131
Special Wage Payments
What does IRPA mean?
Internet Representative Payee Accounting
BSO passwords are good for how long?
90 days
What situation MUST an employer file their wage reports online?
More than 250 employees
What is a MEF Failure?
Master Earnings Failure. SSA can't match your earnings with the EIN number you registered
This notice identifies wages for NH under 6 years old.
YCER
What phone number will you refer callers to when they ask you about personal benefits?
1-800-772-1213
Of the available BSO services, what service do you NOT usually need an activation code for?
Report wages
What type of wages can equal up to the Medicare wages?
Social Security wages and Tips
How many characters(Numbers and letters) are in a BSO User ID?
8
This notice informs employers about name and SSN mismatches
EDCOR
What is the ERT phone number?
1-800-772-6270
What does CBSV mean?
Consent Based Social Security Number Verification
What is EWR?
Electronic Wage Reporting
How many accounts can a User associate with the same EIN?
1
This notice informs employers of critical errors that prevent a wage report from being processed
Resubmission
How many security questions must users answer when registering for a BSO account, and how many questions must they answer to reset their password?
5 & 3
What application do ERT's use to LOB calls?
ER CHIP
On the W-2, what boxes are processed by SSA?
Boxes 3, 5, 7
What are the hours of operation for weekdays on the BSO website
7am-7pm EST
This notice is used to request additional wage reports for processing
RECON
What are the service suites available in BSO?
Suite for employers, Attorneys, Rep payee, and special services Suite
How can ERT's follow along with a caller to see exactly what page they are looking at?
Ap Pages