---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 404.1409"
title: "20"
number: "404.1409"
heading: "Purposes of using compensation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/404.1409"
---

# §404.1409. Purposes of using compensation.


Compensation which is treated as wages under [§ 404.1408](/cfr/20/404.1408.md) shall be used, together with wages (see [subpart K](/cfr/20/subpartK.md) of this part) and self-employment income (see [subpart K](/cfr/20/subpartK.md) of this part), for purposes of:

- (a) Determining an individual's insured status for monthly benefits or the lump-sum death payment (see [subpart B](/cfr/20/subpartB.md) of this part);
- (b) Computing such individual's primary insurance amount (see [subpart C](/cfr/20/subpartC.md) of this part);
- (c) Determining an individual's entitlement to the establishment of a period of disability (see [subpart B](/cfr/20/subpartB.md) of this part for disability insured status requirements); and
- (d) **Applying the deduction provisions of section 203 of the act (see subpart E of this part).**

## Notes

### Amendments

[25 FR 5183, June 10, 1960]

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 202(l), 205(a), (c)(5)(D), (i), and (o), 210 (a)(9) and (l)(4), 211(c)(3), and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(l), 405(a), (c)(5)(D), (i), and (o), 410 (a)(9) and (l)(4), 411(c)(3), and 902(a)(5)).

### Amendments

[25 FR 5183, June 10, 1960]