Business Services Online (BSO) enables organizations
and authorized individuals to conduct business with and submit
confidential information to the Social Security Administration. You
must Register to use this website. Registered users may Request,
Activate and Access various BSO services and functions.
REGISTRATION - If you are a new user,
select the "Register" button to create a password and receive your
User ID. If you have started and need to complete your Registration
process, select the "Complete Phone Registration" button. In either case,
after your Registration is complete, you can Request, Activate and Access
services and functions.
LOG IN to REQUEST, ACTIVATE AND ACCESS
FUNCTIONS - Registered users can select the "Log In" button
to login and display the BSO Main Menu. Then you may access services
and functions you have already activated, or you may select links from
the left panel to manage your account information (deactivate your User
ID and change your password) or manage your services (request new services,
view pending services, and enter activation code), and in some cases manage
your employer information.
The Business Services Online web site will be unavailable
from 11:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 4, 2012 until 5:00 AM ET on Monday,
February 6, 2012 due to system maintenance. We apologize for any
inconvenience.
Attention Wage Reporting Employers and Submitters that use Electronic Data Transfer (EDT) Files
The deadline for calendar year 2011 processing of EDT files is 2 PM Eastern Standard Time on Friday, December 9, 2011. Any EDT files transmitted after this deadline will be received, but will not be processed until January 2012. After we begin processing in late January 2012, it could take a few weeks to process the backlog.
Log in to Business Services Online here
New user? Register for Business Services Online here
Allows you to send forms W-2 and W-2c to Social
Security by uploading a specifically formatted electronic file or by
directly keying W-2 and W-2c information into an online form.
Capability to view Submission and Report processing status is
available. If you have received a notice requesting that you
resubmit your wage file, you may ask for a one time 15-day extension to the
deadline for resubmitting.
Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS)
For the purposes of completing W-2 and W-2c SSNVS
allows you to complete an online form or submit specifically
formatted files to request verification of names and Social Security
Numbers of employees of the company for which you work or the
company that has hired you to perform this service.
Form SSA-1694 Request for Business Entity Taxpayer Information
Business entities that have attorney and/or
non-attorney representatives as partners or employees who receive
direct payment may provide SSA with taxpayer identification
information using the Form SSA-1694.
To Login or Register Online
Scroll to the top of this page and:
Select Login to complete, update or view the Form SSA-1694.
Select Register to obtain a User ID and password to complete the Form SSA-1694.
www.socialsecurity.gov
