The Effects on Payroll of a Newlywed Last Name
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Christine Harrell
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Published on 09/2/2011
Changing last names after a marriage seems like a typical and easy process for many people. However, there are procedures newlyweds must perform in order to have the changes go through without complication.
Changing last names after a marriage seems like a typical and easy process for many people. However, there are procedures newlyweds must perform in order to have the changes go through without complication. The one area that may be influenced the most by an incomplete name change is the payroll department at the person's place of employment. These issues may complicate federal and state business taxes if there is a name change issue in payroll that is not addressed.
When someone takes on the surname of their husband, wife or significant other, various organizations and government institutions must be contacted in a timely manner. The most important organization to contact is the Social Security Administration. A change will alter the records associated with a person's Social Security account and number. It is important to note that a person does not have to change their surname if they are getting married. Only if the spouse wants a new one will there be a need to contact all pertinent government offices. The government offices will process the paperwork and give the person a brand new Social Security card.
Once the Social Security Administration knows and finalizes the paperwork, all records concerning the individual will be directed toward the new last name of the person. If the person's name was Ms. Smith with the last four account numbers 0001 and now they become Mrs. Anderson, then all Social Security files connected to Ms. Smith 0001 are now part of Mrs. Anderson 0001.
If this is the case, a person might wonder why they must inform their payroll department at work. This is because the government does not contact all of the accounts connected to the account holder. All the government is required to do is to make the legal marriage name change for the account. The person's place of business, however, is not contacted by the government when this happens.
Failure to tell Social Security and then the payroll department about the name change will harm the person's place of employment the most. With no direct notification from the employee verified by the employee or by the government, the payroll records will be incorrect at the end of a quarter or fiscal year when business taxes are filed. This could ultimately cause taxation issues for the business. Clearing this issue for a business up is very important when a last name is changed after marriage.
When someone takes on the surname of their husband, wife or significant other, various organizations and government institutions must be contacted in a timely manner. The most important organization to contact is the Social Security Administration. A change will alter the records associated with a person's Social Security account and number. It is important to note that a person does not have to change their surname if they are getting married. Only if the spouse wants a new one will there be a need to contact all pertinent government offices. The government offices will process the paperwork and give the person a brand new Social Security card.
Once the Social Security Administration knows and finalizes the paperwork, all records concerning the individual will be directed toward the new last name of the person. If the person's name was Ms. Smith with the last four account numbers 0001 and now they become Mrs. Anderson, then all Social Security files connected to Ms. Smith 0001 are now part of Mrs. Anderson 0001.
If this is the case, a person might wonder why they must inform their payroll department at work. This is because the government does not contact all of the accounts connected to the account holder. All the government is required to do is to make the legal marriage name change for the account. The person's place of business, however, is not contacted by the government when this happens.
Failure to tell Social Security and then the payroll department about the name change will harm the person's place of employment the most. With no direct notification from the employee verified by the employee or by the government, the payroll records will be incorrect at the end of a quarter or fiscal year when business taxes are filed. This could ultimately cause taxation issues for the business. Clearing this issue for a business up is very important when a last name is changed after marriage.