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Chapter 9
Reporting Requirements
Section 901 Reporting Requirements in General
Section 902.1 Reporting Earnings
in General
Section 902.2 When to Report Earnings
Section 902.3 Annual Report of Earnings
Section 903 Late Filing - Penalties
Section 904 Reporting Changes in Marital Status
Section 905 Reporting Changes in Student Status
Section 906 Reporting Child Not in Care
Section 907 Reporting Death
Section 908 Reporting Changes in
Disability Cases
Section 909 Reporting Work Outside
the U.S.
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Chapter 10
Payment, Non-Payment and
Non- Receipt of Checks
Section 1001 Checks in General
Section 1002 The First Check
Section 1003 Regular Monthly Checks
Section 1004 Combined Checks
Section 1005 Special Checks
Section 1006 Direct Deposit
Section 1007 Non-Payment - In General
Section 1008 Suspension of Benefits
Section 1009 Termination of Benefits
Section 1010 Lost or Stolen Checks
Section 1011 What to Do if Your Check Doesn't Come
Section 1012 Replacement Checks
Section 1013 Expedited Payments
Section 1014 When to Go to Your
Congressman
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Chapter 11
Overpayments
Section 1101 Overpayments in General
Section 1102 Common Causes of
Overpayment
Section 1103 Overpayment Procedures
Section 1104 Waiver of Overpayment
Section 1105 "Without Fault"
Section 1106 "Against Equity and Good Conscience"
Section 1107 "Defeat the Purpose of
Title II"
Section 1108 Guidelines on Assets
Section 1109 Guidelines on Income and Expenses
Section 1110 The Compromise Settlement
Section 1111 Guidelines for Accepting Compromise Offers
Section 1112 Repayment
Section 1113 Deductions
Section 1114 Installments
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Chapter 12
Medicare
Section 1201 Medicare in General
Section 1202 Hospital Insurance
Section 1203 Medical Insurance
Section 1203.1 Prescription Drug Coverage
Section 1204 Private Health Insurance
Section 1205 What is Not Covered
Section 1206 Assignment of Benefits
Section 1207 When to File Claims
Section 1208 Processing of Claims
Section 1209 The Medicare Card
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Chapter 13
The Appeals Process
Section 1301 Appeals in General
Section 1302 What You Can and
Cannot Appeal
Section 1303 The Reconsideration
Section 1304 The Personal Conference - Overpayment Cases
Section 1305 The Hearing
Section 1306 Appeals Council Review
Section 1307 Court Review
Section 1308 Time Limits
Section 1309 Reopening Closed Cases
Section 1310 Attorneys
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Chapter 14
Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 1401 Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Section 1402 Black Lung Benefits
Section 1403 Benefit Estimates
Section 1404 Obtaining Your
Earnings Record
Section 1405 Correcting Your
Earnings Record
Section 1406 Reporting Change of Address
Section 1407 Claims Numbers and
Beneficiary Identification Codes
Section 1408 Who Gets Benefits Due a Deceased Beneficiary
Section 1409 Taxation of Social Security Benefits
Section 1411 Criminal Penalties for Fraud
Section 1411.1 Administrative Sanctions
Section 1412 Foreign Social
Security Credits
Section 1413 Railroad Employment
Section 1414 Receiving Benefits for
Someone Else - The Representative Payee
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Appendices
A - 1 List of Secondary Proof of Age
A - 2 Chart 1- Earnings Required for a Quarters of Coverage
Chart 2- Number of Quarters For Insured Status For Disability or Survivor Benefits For People Born in 1930 or Later
Chart 3- Disability Insured Status
A - 3 List of FICA Yearly Maximums
(Maximum Earnings Subject to Social
Security Tax)
A - 4 Sample Benefit Amounts
A - 5 Reduction Factors:
Chart 1 Retirement Benefits
Chart 2- Wife/Husbands Benefits
Chart 3- Widow(er)s Benefits
A - 6 Cost of Living Increases
A - 7 Earnings Limits by Year (including Monthly Limits)
A - 8 List of Most Common Beneficiary Identification Codes
A - 9 Chart Summarizing the Effect of Marriage Between Beneficiaries
A - 10 Delayed Retirement Credits
A - 11 Medicare Premiums and Deductibles
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