A missing social security number counts as a math error
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 70103, Sec. 70103.
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A missing social security number counts as a math error
The document says “is amended”Who acts: Secretary of the TreasuryHow: statuteSec. 70103 in the PDF
What the document says
“an omission of a correct social security number required under section 151(d)(5)(C) (relating to deduction for seniors).”
The section adds a new subparagraph (W) to section 6213(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 treating the omission of a correct social security number required for the senior deduction as a mathematical or clerical error.
What the document actually says
“an omission of a correct social security number required under section 151(d)(5)(C) (relating to deduction for seniors).”
That sentence, in plain words
Leaving out the right social security number counts as an error. It is treated the same as a mistake in the math.
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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 70103, 139 Stat. 159 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm
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“A missing social security number counts as a math error,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 70103, Sec. 70103. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec70103-math-error/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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