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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the SSA 131 in the editor.
  2. Begin by filling out Part I, entering the tax year, employee name, SSA claim number, and employee's SSN. Ensure accuracy as this information is crucial for processing.
  3. In Part II, provide your Employer Identification Number (EIN) and the retirement date of the employee. If they have not retired, simply enter 'Not Retired'.
  4. Next, indicate the last date the employee performed services. This should be earlier than or the same as the retirement date.
  5. Enter any wages paid during the tax year that were for services performed in prior years or on account of retirement. Be specific about amounts and types of payments such as vacation pay or bonuses.
  6. If applicable, check if payments will continue after the tax year and provide details on amounts and years.
  7. Finally, sign and date the form before submitting it back to the Social Security Administration.

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Use Form SSA-131 to report special wage payments made to an employee. Also use this form to report nonqualified deferred compensation and section 457 plan deferrals and payments that could not be reported in box 11 of Form W-2. Copy of Form SSA-131, Employer Report of Special Wage Payments.
Submit Form SSA-131 to the SSA office nearest your place of business. Or, the employee can submit it to the SSA office handling the claim. You or the employee must submit this form before the SSA can exclude the special wage payments for purposes of the earnings test.
In all other instances, use the Inquiry Response Benefit Verification screen or the paper Form SSA-2458 (Report of Confidential Social Security Benefit Information) to manually generate a BEVE letter or respond to benefit and payment questions.

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The SSA-131 "Employer Report of Special Payments\u201d form was developed at the request of the payroll community, to be used in reporting special payments to SSA in individual situations. The intent is to have a standard form that employers are familiar with and that can be sent to employers and returned directly to SSA.
In all other instances, use the Inquiry Response Benefit Verification screen or the paper Form SSA-2458 (Report of Confidential Social Security Benefit Information) to manually generate a BEVE letter or respond to benefit and payment questions.
Use Form SSA-131 to report special wage payments made to an employee. Also use this form to report nonqualified deferred compensation and section 457 plan deferrals and payments that could not be reported in box 11 of Form W-2. Copy of Form SSA-131, Employer Report of Special Wage Payments.
SSA and its affiliated State disability determination services use Form SSA-827, "Authorization to Disclose Information to the Social Security Administration (SSA)" to obtain medical and other information needed to determine whether or not a claimant is disabled.
The SSA-131 "Employer Report of Special Payments\u201d form was developed at the request of the payroll community, to be used in reporting special payments to SSA in individual situations. The intent is to have a standard form that employers are familiar with and that can be sent to employers and returned directly to SSA.

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