New I-9 Required by 1/22/17

There are a lot of tax and related forms!  Here is an update about one required by all employers when they hire an employee. Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, has been updated (as of 11/14/16) and the new version must be used by January 22, 2017 (see news release from USCIS). "Among the changes in the new version, Section 1 asks for “other last names used” rather than “other names used,” and streamlines certification for certain foreign nationals."

The purpose of an I-9, per the US Citizenship and Immigration Services office (part of Homeland Security): "Form I-9 requirements were established in November 1986 when Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). IRCA prohibits employers from hiring people, including U.S. citizens, for employment in the United States without verifying their identity and employment authorization on Form I-9."