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You need to provide evidence of the amount of wages paid to you and the period they were paid if:
The wages are not recorded in the earnings record maintained by us or the Railroad Retirement Board; or
There is reason to believe that the amounts recorded are not correct.
Evidence must be based directly on your employer's records, if available, and may consist of:
Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement);
Notice from us to you showing wages credited to your earnings record, e.g., Form SSA-L987 (Social Security Earnings Information);
SSA-7011 (Statement of Employer) used in claims and earnings discrepancy cases as evidence of non-agricultural wages, if signed by employer or custodian of employer's records;
SSA-1002 (Statement of Agricultural Employer) used in claims and earnings discrepancy cases as evidence of agricultural wages, if signed by employer or custodian of employer's records;
Any other statement signed by an employer;
Statement signed by custodian of employer's records;
Certification by SSA of contents of employer's records;
Certification by SSA of contents of employer tax returns in possession of IRS;
Certification by SSA of report of IRS audit of employer's records; or
SSA-4500-U6 (Federal Determination of Error in State's Wage Reports) when signed by an authorized State or local official.
Last Revised: Jul. 1, 2004
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