Social Security Number
A Social Security Number (SSN) is a exclusive nine-digit recognition number appointed to individuals by the U.S. government for tax and other purposes. The primary purpose of an SSN is to trace an individual’s earnings and their endowment to the Social Security system, which is a federal program. In increment to its use in the Social Security system, an SSN is required for employment, and often for banking and credit design. Many government agencies, inclusive of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), also use SSNs as a means of finding individuals for tax reporting purposes.