TN 70 (05-23)

GN 00605.010 The Representative Payee Accounting Report Forms

A. Introduction

This section describes the various versions of the Representative Payee Report sent to payees to obtain the required accounting. Use the appropriate version (and latest edition) to ensure proper processing of the completed report.

B. Process

1. SSA-623-OCR-SM

A contractor sends this self-mailer as initial and second requests for accounting to all payees, except the following:

  • Parents, stepparents or grandparents with custody of minor children who receive Title II, Title XVI, or concurrent benefits;

  • Organizational payees; and

  • Other payees who are exempt from the annual accounting requirement per GN 00605.015.

See GN 00605.020 for a description of the systems selection and control process. The contractor:

  • Imprints identifying and payment information (e.g., payee legend, beneficiary name, total accountable amount, etc.) on the form. (See GN 00605.061 for a description of the computer printed entries.),

  • Encloses instructions for completing the form, and

  • Encloses a return envelope pre-addressed to Wilkes-Barre Direct Operations Center (WBDOC).

NOTE: 

A Spanish-language Form SSA-623-OCR-SM-SP is mailed in Puerto Rico, based on ZIP Code sorting. These payees serve Title II beneficiaries.

2. SSA-6230-OCR-SM

This self-mailer is used in the same manner as the SSA-623-OCR-SM but it is mailed by a contractor to stepparents and grandparents with custody of minor children receiving Title II, Title XVI, or concurrent benefits; and to parents of minor children receiving Title II, Title XVI, or concurrent benefits who do not primarily reside in the same household as the beneficiary. For Title II beneficiaries, the payee can account for up to 4 children on one form.

NOTE: 

Payees in Puerto Rico receive a Spanish-language Form SSA-6230-OCR-SM-SP to complete for these beneficiaries.

3. SSA-6234-OCR-SM

This self-mailer is similar to the SSA-623-OCR-SM except that it is used by organizational representative payees. A contractor sends this form to organizational payees as initial and second requests for accounting. (See GN 00605.020 for a description of the systems selection and control process.)

NOTE: 

A Spanish-language Form SSA-6234-OCR-SM-SP is mailed in Puerto Rico, based on ZIP Code sorting. These payees serve Title II beneficiaries.

4. SSA-623-F6, SSA-6230-F6, and SSA-6234-F6

These forms request the same information from the payee as the self-mailers; however, the F6 versions of these forms are not self-mailers and the contractor does not imprint identifying information on the form. Instead, FO, PC and teleservice center (TSC) personnel are responsible for determining and entering the identifying and payment information on the form following the instructions in GN 00605.035. FOs and PCs use these forms which are available electronically via E-Forms (IWS/LAN) when:

  • the payee misplaced or did not receive an SSA-623-OCR-SM, SSA-6230-OCR-SM, or SSA-6234-OCR-SM;

  • a final accounting is required (GN 00605.360); or

NOTE: 

A Spanish-language Forms (SSA-623-F6-SP, SSA-6230-F6-SP, and SSA-6234-F6-SP) are available electronically via E-Forms (IWS/LAN)

5. Internet Representative Payee Accounting (iRPA)

Beginning November 8, 2008, representative payees will have the option of completing payee reporting online via iRPA. Online reporting is available only to those payees who have received a current request for accounting (i.e., they have received a Representative Payee Report form in the mail to complete). Payees will be able to complete accounting information on iRPA which will be available at: https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/rep-payee.html. To access the iRPA reporting facility, payees will need to provide the beneficiary's SSN, TAA, BIC and ID. This information is found on the paper accounting form they received in the mail.

A payee may only report using either the iRPA online facility or by completing and returning the paper report form. They must not complete both an online report and mail a paper report back to SSA.

Once a payee has been identified as a non-responder they will not be able to use iRPA to submit a report.

6. My Representative Payee Accounting (myRPA)

Effective July 21, 2018, individual payees have the option of completing annual accounting reports online using their personal my Social Security account. The myRPA allows the payee to:

  • Complete and submit Representative Payee Accounting Reports,

  • See the status of any completed Representative Payee Report, and

  • Receive a receipt for any report they submit

C. References

  • System Selection and Control, and Mailing of Accounting Forms, GN 00605.020

  • Explanation of Computer Printed Entries on Accounting Reports, GN 00605.061

  • FO, TSC or PC Provides Replacement Accounting Form, GN 00605.035

  • Preparation of the Representative Payee Report Form, GN 00605.360


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http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0200605010
GN 00605.010 - The Representative Payee Accounting Report Forms - 05/26/2023
Batch run: 05/26/2023
Rev:05/26/2023