{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.1066","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.1066","heading":"Trade or business in general.","body":"For you to be covered as a self-employed person for social security purposes, you must be engaged in a trade or business. You can carry on a trade or business as an individual or as a member of a partnership. With some exceptions, the term trade or business has the same meaning as it does when used in section 162 of the Code.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart K—Employment, Wages, Self-Employment, and Self-Employment Income"],"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":"52710d053447eef157b5a64930b09073fd9d123435dda1edb0081d2e31d7923c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.1065","next":"us/20-cfr-404.1068"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}