9. Social Security numbers don’t get reused
Technically, there’s no reason why Social Security couldn’t reassign Social Security numbers to new people once the former users passed away. Yet the SSA has chosen instead not to reassign numbers of deceased people. With 1 billion possible nine-digit numbers, the SSA believes it should have enough numbers to last the foreseeable future – although those who’ve been reassigned a new area code on their phone numbers might be more skeptical.
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You didn’t include the state of NY for tax requirements for Social Security.
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Utah also taxes Social Security benefits