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RS 01401.001 Introduction to Wage Provisions

A. INTRODUCTION

This subchapter:

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    defines and explains wages for credit and computation purposes;

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    identifies the types of payments that represent remuneration for employment;

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    explains the relationship of wages for social security purposes and wages for income tax purposes; and

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    provides rules for determining when wages are paid.

B. LIST OF PAYMENTS IN RS 01402.000 ff.

The following payments are discussed in RS 01402.000 ff. (Wage Exclusions).

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    Agricultural seasonal labor

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    Annuities

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    Cafeteria plans

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    Death payments

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    Dependent care assistance programs

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    Disability payments

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    Disabled beneficiary payments

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    Domestic services

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    Educational assistance programs

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    Employee tax payments

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    Employer pick-up plans

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    Exempt governmental deferred compensation plans

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    Fringe benefits

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    Homeworker services

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    Legal service group plans

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    Maintenance of effort refund payments

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    Meals and lodging

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    Medical-hospital expenses

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    Noncash payments

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    Nonprofit organizations

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    Profit-sharing plans

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    Retirement and pension benefits

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    Scholarship and fellowship grants

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    Services not in course of employer's trade

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    Sick payments after 6 months

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    Simplified employee pension plans

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    Stock bonus plans

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    Supplemental retirement plans

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    Tax-exempt trusts

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    Tips

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    Workers' compensation payments

C. REFERENCES


To Link to this section - Use this URL:
http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0301401001
RS 01401.001 - Introduction to Wage Provisions - 07/24/2002
Batch run: 03/20/2026
Rev:07/24/2002