Business Services Online Tutorial: Overview

BSO Tutorial for Tax Year 2006







Social Security Number
Verification Service (SSNVS)




Contains the following lessons:

• Request Online SSN Verification
• Submit an Electronic File for SSN Verification
• View Status and Retrieval Information
• View the SSNVS Handbook
BSO Tutorial – Tax Year 2006 Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS)

Lesson 1: Request an Online SSN Verification

Follow the instructions below to enter up to 10 Names and Social Security Numbers (SSNs)
at a time to be verified by the Social Security Administration (SSA). You must have a
Personal Identification Number (PIN) and password to use the Social Security Number
Verification Service (SSNVS).

Step 1: Point your browser to the Business Services Online Welcome page:
www.socialsecurity.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm.

Step 2: Select the Login link on the Business Services Online Welcome page. The system
displays the General Login Attestation page.












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Step 3: Select the I Accept button after reading the conditions defined on the General
Login Attestation page. The system displays the Business Services Online Login
page.





Step 4: Enter your PIN and password.



Step 5: Select the Login button to display the BSO Home Page. (To return to the Business
Services ...