stop automatically adding dashes to social security number

Sveavägen wrote:

I apologize for not providing more detail in the first place. Sort of a Catch-22. Ironically, this is an IRS website on which it is "autocorrecting" from no dashes to with dashes, and when submitted, an error message pops up indicating dashes are not alllowed and blocks submission. Not a mac document.

I've logged into both the IRS website and the SSA website with no issues. What browser are you using? Generally, it's up to the website to determine what the format is in an input box.

Have you tried typing your SSN in, for example, Notes and then copying and pasting it in? If it still adds the dashes, I'd say it's a website problem.

Web forms can enforce their formatting. There are likely two options:

1. Enter all digits and let the web form automatically format the SSN as the field intends.
2. Enter the customary SSN digits with punctuating dashes and hope the form is smart enough to ignore those entered dashes unless the instructions require them.

If this is in a document on your Mac, it's autocorrect in action; after you enter your SSN, just remove the dashes.

If it's on a form on some website, it's required by the website.

Can't help you there. You could *TRY* contacting the IRS about it; look on the page for some kind of support or error reporting method.

Perhaps you could report it on the IRS Accessibility page -> https://www.irs.gov/accessibility You can enter the URL of the page that gives the SSN error, and for Type of Issue, scroll down to select "Other - please specify - 60 characters max."

Sveavägen wrote:

dashes are automatically added to social security number

Please provide some context. What app? Is this a web form where you are entering your SSN? What device?