{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-220.162","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 220.162","heading":"Earnings report.","body":"(a) General. Any annuitant receiving an annuity based on disability must report to the Board any work and earnings as described in §§ 220.160 and 220.161. The report may be a written or oral statement by the annuitant, or a person acting for the annuitant, made or sent to a representative of the Board. The report should include the name and address of the railroad or non-railroad employer, a description of the work and the amount of gross wages (before deductions) or the net income from self-employment (earnings after deducting business expenses).\n(b) Employee reports. In addition to the requirement described in (a), a report of earnings over $400 a month must be made before the employee accepts a disability annuity (the annuity payment is issued and not returned) for the second month after the first month in which earnings are over $400. Along with the report, the employee must return the annuity payment for any month in which he or she earns over $400.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 220—DETERMINING DISABILITY","Subpart M—Disability Annuity Earnings Restrictions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"e8bb49d0fff854606268457e1dedd59e6de733e43aae26f4e7dfa490800c8d78","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-220.161","next":"us/20-cfr-220.163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}