Assignment of QCs is flexible. We can assign a QC to any quarter in the calendar year,
subject to the limitations in RS 00301.240. Assign a QC to a specific calendar quarter whenever necessary to meet:
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a computation or recomputation of the number holders (NH) Primary Insurance Amount
(PIA).
EXAMPLE: Henry (date of birth 05/23/1948) filed for retirement insurance benefits (RIB) in
May 2010. Their last posted QC was for the fourth quarter of 2009, and they did not
work in 2010. They lacked one QC for fully insured status, and we disallowed their
claim. In December 2010, they earned $1,500 and another QC. They returned to the field
office to report their additional earnings, and they provided a pay stub as proof
of the earnings. We will assign the QC to the first quarter of 2010, and award benefits
based on the disallowed application lthey filed in May 2010, since, by our assignment
of the QC to the first quarter of 2010, Henry meets fully insured status at the time
of filing. We determine QCs by the amount of earnings credited to a calendar year
and assign them to the quarters most advantageous to the NH.