Understand Forty Quarters Response Codes

Current year quarters and the year preceding may not appear in the history pattern because the employer report or self-employment tax return has not been processed.

An alpha code is listed for each calendar quarter.  

The key for these codes is:

N – No earnings

X – Wage quarter in ’51 or ‘52

A – Agricultural

C – Wage/Salary

D/M – Military

R – Railroad

S – Self-employment

U – Noncovered credit

If a quarter is # or Z and the individual does not have or can share 40 quarters without the questionable quarters, contact Food Programs.

(03-2007)