{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.823","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.823","heading":"Correction of the record of your earnings for work in the employ of the United States.","body":"We may correct the record of your earnings to remove, reduce, or enter earnings for work in the employ of the United States only if—\n(a) Correction is permitted under § 404.821 or § 404.822; and\n(b) Any necessary determinations concerning the amount of remuneration paid for your work and the periods for which such remuneration was paid have been made as shown by—\n(1) A tax return filed under section 3122 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 3122); or\n(2) A certification by the head of the Federal agency or instrumentality of which you have been an employee or his or her agent. A Federal instrumentality for these purposes includes a nonappropriated fund activity of the armed forces or Coast Guard.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart I—Records of Earnings"],"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":"06de50a887296ba0c29a14e38cb7122f5330d3b06a047c7db7ca8321e58d1134","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.822","next":"us/20-cfr-404.830"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}