Does an employee need to have a Social Security Card or Social Security Number to begin working legally?
Although many people incorrectly believe that a social security card or social security number is required to begin work, this is not technically the case (although as we shall see, it is a requirement to continue working). For purposes of completing the I-9 form, the Social Security Card is just one acceptable List C document which may be used to complete the form – any other List C document may be used in its place along with any List B document, or a List A document may be used instead of any List B or List C document. In other words, the employer can use either a single List A document, or one each from List B and List C to complete the I-9 form. Similarly, no provision of tax law (the Internal Revenue Code) requires that an employee has a Social Security Card or Social Security Number at the time that the employee begins employment. There is a requirement, however, that the employee must apply for a Social Security Number within seven days of beginning employment and that the empl
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