{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.1409","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.1409","heading":"Purposes of using compensation.","body":"Compensation which is treated as wages under § 404.1408 shall be used, together with wages (see subpart K of this part) and self-employment income (see subpart K of this part), for purposes of:\n(a) Determining an individual's insured status for monthly benefits or the lump-sum death payment (see subpart B of this part);\n(b) Computing such individual's primary insurance amount (see subpart C of this part);\n(c) Determining an individual's entitlement to the establishment of a period of disability (see subpart B of this part for disability insured status requirements); and\n(d) Applying the deduction provisions of section 203 of the act (see subpart E of this part).","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart O—Interrelationship of Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program With the Railroad Retirement Program"],"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":"baeadcb96315ca3de6389239f47aff458fc140ca75b4520d011f65fda5618ebb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.1408","next":"us/20-cfr-404.1410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}