Responding to Social Security Administration “No-Match” Letters

In March 2019, the Social Security Administration began sending Employer Correction Request (EDCOR) Notices (commonly known as “no-match” letters) to employers who reported at least one name where the Social Security number on the W-2 wage report for 2018 did not match SSA records. To date, the agency has mailed nearly 600,000 letters to employers nationwide. SSA plans to send the remaining letters for tax year 2018 sometime this fall.  

No-match letters are short, seemingly innocuous and often directed at a company’s payroll or tax department. Each letter states a certain number of 2018 W-2 employees who had mismatches and provides instructions on how to resolve the issue.