TN 17 (07-92)

RS 00605.033 Allocating Pre-1951 Earnings to Base Years Under the 1977 Simplified OS

Procedure

1. NH Attains age 21 Prior To 1950

Allocate pre-1951 earnings as follows:

  1. a. 

    Divide the total pre-1951 earnings by the number of years after age 20 and prior to 1951. Allocate the earnings equally. Remainders are added to each year in $.01 increments up to a maximum of $3,000 in a given year.

  2. b. 

    If the remainder is more than $3,000, credit it in $3,000 increments to the age 20 year and each consecutive preceding year until the remaining amount is less than $3,000. Credit this amount to the next preceding year. The total of all years cannot exceed $42,000.

2. NH Attains 21 After 1949

Credit earnings in $3,000 increments to 1950 and each consecutive year preceding the earliest year to which $3,000 is credited.


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RS 00605.033 - Allocating Pre-1951 Earnings to Base Years Under the 1977 Simplified OS - 07/23/1992
Batch run: 02/21/2013
Rev:07/23/1992