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title: "SSN or ITIN: You Need A Filled Out I-9 Form (Video) | Baron Payroll"
description: Whether someone has a SSN or an ITIN, they cannot work without a filled out I9 form.  If they can complete the I-9 form, they both function the same way.
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# [SSN or ITIN: You Need A Filled Out I-9 Form (Video) | Baron Payroll](https://www.baronpayroll.com/videos/ssn-or-itin-need-i9-form)

 Written by [Baron Payroll](https://www.baronpayroll.com/videos/author/baron-payroll) | Jan 31, 2024 3:57:48 PM

 

As a payroll company that specializes in adding ITIN workers to payroll, we hear this question all the time: "How can we add people as W-2 employees if they're not allowed to work?"

The simple answer is, you can't.

The bottom line is...

It doesn't matter if someone has an [SSN (Social Security Number) or an ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number)](https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/using-a-social-security-number-ssn-or-individual-taxpayer-identification-number-itin-when-filing-your-tax-return); what really counts is if they can fill out the [I-9 form](https://www.uscis.gov/i-9).

 

 

 

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