20 CFR 404.1065
§ 404.1065 Self-employment coverage.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 404.1065, § 404.1065 Self-employment coverage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78574
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For an individual to have self-employment coverage under social security, the individual must be engaged in a trade or business and have net earnings from self-employment that can be counted as self-employment income for social security purposes. The rules explaining whether you are engaged in a trade or business are in §§ 404.1066 through 404.1077. What are net earnings from self-employment is discussed in §§ 404.1080 through 404.1095. Section 404.1096 describes the net earnings from self-employment that are counted as self-employment income for social security purposes. See § 404.1913 for the effect of a totalization agreement on self-employment coverage. An agreement may exempt an activity from coverage as well as extend coverage to an activity.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.