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20 CFR §404.1409

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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:
  1. (a)Determining an individual's insured status for monthly benefits or the lump-sum death payment (see subpart B of this part);
  2. (b)Computing such individual's primary insurance amount (see subpart C of this part);
  3. (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
  4. (d)Applying the deduction provisions of section 203 of the act (see subpart E of this part).