ERN001 Reporting Your Earnings
Because your earnings may affect your Social Security benefits, we need to know how
much you earn during the year. Usually, we get that information from:
the earnings your employer reports on your W-2; and
your self-employment earnings reported on your income tax return.
In previous years, Social Security beneficiaries were required to file a separate
report with us. Now, you need to report your earnings to us after the end of the year
only if:
You are eligible for the monthly earnings test and you earned less than the monthly
exempt amount (in that case, you need to tell us so we can pay benefits for that month);
Some or all of the earnings shown on your W-2 were not earned in the year reported;
You earned wages above the exempt amount and you also had a net loss in self-employment;
Your W-2 shows employer-reported wages that you will include on a self-employment
tax return (e.g., ministers);
You filed a self-employment tax return but you did not perform any services in your
business;
You are a farmer and you get federal agricultural program payments or you have income
from carry-over crops;
We withheld some benefits but you had no earnings for the year, (e.g., no wages reported,
no self-employment income).
About mid-year, we probably will send you a message asking you to estimate your current
and next year's earnings. Your estimates will help us avoid paying you too much or
too little in benefits.
SSA Pub 16-012
ERNR09 LAG Earnings Alleged but not Posted
We used (1) earnings through (2) to figure the benefit amount. Later, we will refigure the benefit to include any
earnings (3) had after (4) . (5) will not have to ask us to do this. After we have refigured the benefit amount, we
will let you know about any increase.
Fill-ins:
(1) “your”/SN possessive
(2) last year included in the computation *
(3) “you”/“she”/“he”
(4) last year included in the computation *
(5) “you”/“she”/“he”
(*) indicates that the fill-in is manual
ERNR13 Change in Earnings - Chart
We have changed (1) earnings record as follows:
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Amount Previously Posted
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Corrected Amount
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(3)
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$ (4)
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$ (5)
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(6)
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(7)
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(8)
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(9)
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(10)
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(11)
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Fill-ins:
(1) SN
(2) “Year”/“Years” *
(3) the year affected *
(4) dollar amount of prior posting *
(5) correct earnings *
(6) second year affected *
(7) dollar amount of prior posting *
(8) correct earnings *
(9) third year affected *
(10) dollar amount of prior posting *
(11) correct earnings *
(*) indicates that fill-in is manual
ERNR20 Insured Status Not Met because Earnings from Domestic Work do Not Meet Threshold Amounts
We could not use income from (1) because it was not covered under Social Security. For (2) (3) had to earn more than (4) (5) from the employer.
Fill-ins:
(1) name of employer *
(2) years involved, in the format “YYYY” or “YYYY and YYYY” or “YYYY, YYYY and YYYY”
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(3) “you”/SN
(4)
A. “$50 in a 3-month period” *
B. money amount in the format $99999.99 *
(*) indicates that the fill-in is manual
(5)
ERNR21 Insured Status Not Met because Earnings from Agricultural Labor do Not Meet Threshold
Amounts
We could not use income from (1) for (2) because (3) did not earn enough to be covered under Social Security. For (4) (5) had to earn at least (6) .
Fill-ins:
(1) name of employer *
(2) years involved, in the format “YYYY” or “YYYY and YYYY” or “YYYY, YYYY and YYYY”
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(3) “you”/SN
(4)
A. “1951 through 1954” *
B. “1955 through 1956” *
C. “1957 through 1987” *
D. “1988 to the present” *
(5) “you”/SN
(6)
A. “a total of $50 or more” (used with 4-A) *
B. “$100 or more a year” (used with 4-B) *
C. “$150 or more a year” (used with 4-C) *
D. “$2500 or more a year” (used with 4-D) *
(*) indicates that the fill-in is manual