TN 56 (10-26)

NL 00730.140 “T” Paragraphs and Captions

List of “T” Paragraphs and Captions

A. “TAX” – Tax Information

TAXC01 - CAPTION

Living In A Foreign Country Affects Benefits

TAX017 - INTRODUCTORY UTI USED WHEN NO OTHER INTRODUCTORY UTI IS GENERATED AND RETROACTIVE ALIEN TAX IS WITHHELD FROM PRIOR MONTHLY ACCRUAL (PMA) CHECK

Based on our records, we determined that Federal income tax should be deducted from your benefits.

TAX018 - USED WHEN RETROACTIVE ALIEN TAX IS WITHHELD FROM PRIOR MONTHLY ACCRUAL (PMA) CHECK

We deducted Federal income tax of (1) from the check you will receive on or about (2).

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Deductions Additions History Amount (DAH-AMOUNT) that corresponds to Deductions Additions History Item Code (DAH-ITEM) = 415 with Deductions Additions History Type of Payment Code (DAH-TOP) = P (PMA) in the format $$$$$$.¢¢

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Fill-in (2)

Run date plus 15 days as the date in the format Month DD, CCYY

TAX032 – BENEFICIARY WISHES TO PROTEST ALIEN TAX WITHHOLDING

We use information about your citizenship and residency to decide whether to withhold Federal income tax from your benefits. If you think we have the wrong information, please contact us.

We collect this tax for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). If you have questions about this tax, or to learn about your appeal rights, please contact the IRS.

TAX033 - ALIEN TAX WITHHELD

We will withhold Federal income tax from your benefit each month starting (1).

If you are a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident, please let us know and we will stop withholding the tax.

The United States has income tax treaties with Canada, Egypt, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Romania, Switzerland and the United Kingdom that may reduce or eliminate this tax on Social Security benefits for certain residents of these countries. Please contact the Internal Revenue Service to learn more about these treaties. Please contact us to stop or reduce the tax if you meet the conditions of an income tax treaty.

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Alien Eligibility Start Date (ASD) in the format Month CCYY

 

B. “TER” - Termination

TER001 – TERMINATION - HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF AGE 18 TERMINATION (A18TRM)

You are no longer entitled to Social Security benefits beginning (1). Your benefits are stopping because in that month you are

  • •

    (2) years old, and

  • •

    not disabled, and

  • •

    not a full-time elementary or secondary level school student.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)

Fill-in (2)

18

TER002 – TERMINATION - HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF CHILD NO LONGER A STUDENT (CNLFTS)

You are no longer entitled to Social Security benefits beginning (1). Your benefits are stopping in that month because:

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    you are not a full-time elementary or secondary level school student, and

  • •

    you are not disabled.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)

TER003 – TERMINATION - HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF AGE 19 STUDENT PROVISIONS (STUD19), EFFECTIVE DATE > AGE 19

You are no longer entitled to student benefits beginning (1). Student benefits normally end with the payment before the month the student turns 19. But, youmet an exception which allowed benefits to continue past that month. The exception allows benefits to continue

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    for 2 months after the student turns 19, or

  • •

    until the end of the school term, whichever comes first.

However, if the school requires a student to reenroll each quarter or semester, benefits may continue until that quarter or semester ends. You no longer meet the exception beginning (2), so your student benefits end that month.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)

Fill-in (2)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)

TER010 – TERMINATION – HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF LAST CHILD AGE ATTAINMENT (CHDAGE) OR LAST CHILD’S DIB TERMINATION (CHDNLD)

You are no longer entitled to Social Security benefits beginning (1). To be entitled, you must be taking care of a child who is entitled to benefits. That child must be under age 16 or disabled. In (2), you child (3).

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Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)

Fill-in (2)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)

Fill-in (3)

 

Choice 1

became age 16

Choice 2

is no longer disabled

Choice 3

no longer qualifies for Social Security disability benefits

TER011 - AUXILIARY TERMINATES – HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF CLAIM WITHDRAWAL (CLMWTH) DUE TO NUMBER HOLDER CLMWTH

We can no longer pay you benefits because (1) withdrew (2) claim for Social Security benefits. This withdrawal cancels (3) entitlement as of (4). We can only pay you if (5) is also entitled to benefits.

Fill-in values:

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NH-NAME

Fill-in (2)

 

Choice 1

his

Choice 2

her

Fill-in (3)

NH-NAME

Fill-in (4)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)

Fill-in (5)

NH-NAME

TER012 – TERMINATION – HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF MARRIAGE OF CHILD BENEFICIARY (CMARRY), REMARRIAGE (REMARR), MARRIAGE (MARRGE)

We can no longer pay your benefits because of your marriage in (1).

Fill-in values:

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MARR-BEGIN date

TER013 – TERMINATION – HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF DIVORCE (DIVORC)

We can no longer pay you benefits because you and your spouse were divorced in (1).

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)

TER014 - LEAD IN TERMINATION - FOLLOWED BY SPECIFIC TERMINATION UTI

You no longer qualify for Social Security benefits beginning (1).

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)

TER015 – TERMINATION – HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF LAST CHILD’S MARRIAGE (CHDTRM)

We can no longer pay you benefits because (1) is no longer entitled to benefits due to (2) marriage in (3). We can only pay you if you are caring for a child who is entitled to benefits.

Fill-in values:

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Beneficiary’s Given Name (BGN) plus Beneficiary’s Last Name (BLN)

Fill-in (2)

 

Choice 1

his

Choice 2

her

Fill-in (3)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)

TER016 – TERMINATION – HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF DIVORCE BETWEEN PARENT AND NUMBER HOLDER (STEPDV)

We can no longer pay you because you parents were divorced in (1).

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)

TER017 – TERMINATION – HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF ANNULMENT OF PARENT’S MARRIAGE TO NUMBER HOLDER (PMRANL), END OF PUTATIVE MARRIAGE (PUTMAR), (ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE (ANNULM), VOID OR VOIDED MARRIAGE (VOIDMR), BENEFICIARY TERMINATION WITH DATE OF ENTITLEMENT (NOTENT)

We have determined that you are not (1) spouse and therefore are not entitled to spouse benefits.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

 

Choice 1

Beneficiary’s Given Name (BGN) plus Beneficiary’s Last Name (BLN) plus “is”

TER018 – TERMINATION – HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF BENEFICIARY TERMINATION WITH DATE OF ENTITLEMENT (NOTENT) AND CHILD IN CARE OCCURRENCE DELETED

We have determined that you do not have a child of (1) in your care. As a result, you are not entitled to benefits on (2) record.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

NH-NAME

Fill-in (2)

NH-NAME

TER019 – TERMINATION - HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF BENEFICIARY TERMINATION WITH DATE OF ENTITLEMENT (NOTENT) AND STUDENT ENTITLEMENT (SRD) OCCURRENCE DELETED

We have determined that you are not attending school and, therefore, you are not entitled to benefits on (1) record.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

NH-NAME

TER020 – BENEFICIARY TERMINATION WITH DATE OF ENTITLEMENT (NOTENT) CREL DATA DELETED OR ANNULMENT OF ADOPTION (ADPANL) CICENDRSN = O

We have determined that you are not the child of (1). As a result, you are not entitled o benefits on (2) record.

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Choice 1

Beneficiary’s Given Name (BGN) plus Beneficiary’s Last Name (BLN) plus “is”

Choice 2

you are

Fill-in (2)

NH-NAME

TER022 – TERMINATION – HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF AGE 19 STUDENT PROVISIONS (STUD19), EFFECTIVE DATE = AGE 19

You no longer qualify for monthly payments beginning (1). Our records show that you were not attending elementary or secondary level school in the month you became age 19. Please contact us if this isn’t true. Because, if you were in school at that time, benefits may continue:

  • •

    for 2 months after the month (9) became age 19, or

  • •

    through the month that the school term ends, whichever is first.

However, if your school requires you to reenroll each quarter or semester, benefits may continue through the last month of the quarter or semester in which you turn 19. This is so even if that quarter or semester ends more than 2 months after you turn 19.

Fill-in values:

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Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM) in the last occurrence of BCLM data on the post-MBR

TER025 – TERMINATION - HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF DEATH (CLMDTH)

(1) is not entitled to monthly benefits beginning (2). We cannot pay benefits for the month of death, or later.

Fill-in value:

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Beneficiary’s Given Name (BGN) plus Beneficiary’s Last Name (BLN)

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Beneficiary’s Date of Death (BDOD) in the format Month CCYY

TER026 – TERMINATION – HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF LAST CHILD’S MARRIAGE (CHDTRM) CIC-END REASON DEATH

You no longer qualify for Social Security benefits starting (1) because of the loss of your child (2). To qualify, you must be taking care of a child who is entitled to benefits. That child must be under age 16 or disabled.

Fill-in values:

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Beneficiary’s Date of Death (BDOD) in the format Month CCYY

Fill-in (2)

 

Choice 1

Beneficiary’s Given Name (BGN) plus Beneficiary’s Last Name (BLN) (possessive)

TER027 – TERMINATION - BENEFICIARY BORN ON FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH

Because (1) born on the first day of the month, we consider (2) to be age (3) the month before.

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Choice 1

Beneficiary’s Given Name (BGN) plus Beneficiary’s Last Name (BLN) plus “is”

Choice 2

you were

Fill-in (2)

 

Choice 1

him

Choice 2

her

Choice 3

you

TER028 – TERMINATION – HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF ERRONEOUS DEATH TERMINATION (ERRDTH)

You have been receiving benefits on (1) record based on erroneous information that (2) had died. Since this information was not correct, you are no longer entitled to benefits on (3) account.

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NH-NAME

Fill-in (2)

NH-NAME

Fill-in (3)

NH-NAME

TER029 – PIC C TERMINATION - HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF ANNULMENT OF PARENT’S MARRIAGE TO NUMBER HOLDER (PMRANL)

We can no longer pay you because the marriage between your parents was annulled in (1).

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM) in the last occurrence of BCLM data on the post-MBR in the format Month CCYY

TER031 – DISABLED BENEFICIARY'S BENEFITS TERMINATE DUE TO DISABILITY CESSATION

You are not entitled to Social Security benefits beginning (1). Based on our rules, we have determined that you are no longer disabled.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOETERM)


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NL 00730.140 - “T” Paragraphs and Captions - 10/14/2026
Batch run: 10/14/2026
Rev:10/14/2026