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What is my social security number?
I was applying to some jobs and this lady at one place was helping me out. She asked me what my social security number was so she could write it down on the application. I told her I didn't know and she told me I really needed to find out and that it's important. What is a social security number and where do I get one? Why is it important and why don't I already have one if it's so important?
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You do already have one. If your parents don't already have it, you can find it by contacting your local Soc. Sec. office. You can find it here:
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It's for tax and retirement purposes. It is important. Get straight on it.
Happy earnings.
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Your parents must have your Social Security Card with your Social Security Number onit. They have needed your Social Security number to claim you as a dependent on their income taxes.
You do not need to show the card to any prospective employer but you do need to give them your Sosial Security number. They uses this number when filing their payrole taxes so that your account, which is like a bank account is properly credited with the taxes you pay and the money you earn during your life time.
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A social security number is a nine digit number assigned by the Social Security Administration which is a division of the United States federal government. You generally get one when you are born. Your parents should have it or know where to find it.
The Social Security Administration was created to collect money from working people during their careers and pay people after they retire. It is a sort of limited retirement plan mandated by the federal government. The Social Security Administration gets it's name from the collective pooling of money to support everyone which is a form of Socialism and the financial security it is supposed to provide.
Because a social security number is assigned to everyone at birth, it is used by the IRS as the primary tax identification number for individual people. When you get a job and money is withheld from your paycheck for income tax, medicare, and social security, they need a number to identify who you are and how much you are paying in taxes.
When the social security administration assigns you a number, they send a card with that number printed on it with your name. In special circumstances you or your parents can claim an objection to collective pooling of money to support people (it generally has to be religious) and the IRS will assign you a TIN (tax identification number) instead. The IRS will not assign a TIN to you if you qualify for a SSN.
In the very rare chance that your parents didn't get you one, you can apply for one with a valid US birth certificate or certificate of US birth abroad.
If you are a foreigner you just give your visa number in place of the SSN.
Good luck getting a job and joining the rest of the taxpayers here.
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