Earnings

About Earnings:

for Social Security, the most important factor used to determine the amount of a person's benefits. Benefits are based on earnings (adjusted annually for inflation) averaged over most of the working lifetime. It is a good policy to verify the amount of your earnings at least every 3 years by completing Former Federal Tax Form (check here if the Form is current) 7004-PC and mailing it to the Social Security Administration.

See Tax Forms in the Encyclopedia.