As a safeguard against identity theft, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows payers to truncate, or shorten, the payee’s taxpayer identification number (SSN, FEIN, or ITIN) on the copy of Form W-2 or 1099 that the payer gives to the payee.
Caution:
- Payers may not truncate the payee’s Social Security Number on any forms filed with the Montana Department of Revenue, IRS, or Social Security Administration
- Payers may not truncate their own identification number on any forms given to the payee or filed with the Montana Department of Revenue, IRS, or Social Security Administration
If the forms with truncated information are incorrectly submitted to the Montana Department of Revenue, you may be asked to resubmit them using the correct format.
