20 CFR 404.823
§ 404.823 Correction of the record of your earnings for work in the employ of the United States.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 404.823, § 404.823 Correction of the record of your earnings for work in the employ of the United States, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78420
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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—
(a) Correction is permitted under § 404.821 or § 404.822; and
(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—
(1) A tax return filed under section 3122 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 3122); or
(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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.