Hired farm hands to come under Social Security
Beginning next January 1 farm workers and their employers will be part in the Social Security program though farm operators will remain excluded. Regular workers earning $60 in cash wages per quarter and employed continuously for a calendar quarter for the same employer for at least five months in six will gain coverage. Employers must withhold 11 4 percent of cash wages, report 3 percent quarterly, and obtain an identification number via SS-4. Local counties served by the Sioux City field office include Buena Vista Cherokee Crawford Ida Lyon Monona O'Brien Greeda Plymouth Sac Sioux Woodbury in Iowa and Clay Union in Nebraska and South Dakota. Contact 216 Post Office building, Sioux City, IA, 8-11045.