Finance & markets · 03/07/2019Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

IRS Finalizes Regulations to Protect Employees' Social Security Numbers on W-2 Forms

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations to allow employers to voluntarily truncate employees' social security numbers on copies of Forms W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, to prevent identity theft, and to clarify the application of truncation rules for these forms.