SSDRC




How Likely are You to Win Your Disability Case?

If I Am Determined Disabled, How Far Back Will Social Security Pay Benefits?

How do you prove your disability case if you have a mental condition?

What Can I Do to Improve My Chances of Winning Disability Benefits

How to File for Disability - Tips for Filing

What is the Purpose of the Social Security Disability SSI Medical Exam, or CE?

Common Mistakes after Receiving a Denial of benefits

If You Get Approved For SSDI Will You Also Get Medicare?

Social Security Disability SSI Criteria and the Evaluation Process

Can You Get Approved For Social Security Disability If You Do Not Take Medication Or Go To a Doctor?

Filing an Application for Disability Benefits under SSD or SSI - Step by Step

How Long Does It Take To Get Disability Benefits When You First File?

Qualifying: What do you Need to Prove to Qualify for Disability?


How does self-employment affect Social Security Retirement benefits ?


Self-employment is a very technical issue because individuals who are self-employed or are corporate officers have more control over their monetary situation than individuals who work in an employment capacity for others. For this reason, self- employment and corporate situations require the Social Security Administration to make a special determination as to entitlement to early Social Security retirement.

However, once an individual reaches full retirement age, there is no special determination necessary to receive a Social Security benefit.

Self employed individuals and corporate officers should contact the local Social Security office to address issues pertinent to their particular situation.



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    Additional Social Security Retirement Questions


  • After I begin receiving Social Security retirement, can my monthly benefit amount ever go down ?

  • Can creditors garnish my Social Security retirement check ?

  • If I owe taxes, can the Federal government garnish my Social Security retirement check ?

  • If I owe property tax, can my city or county government garnish my Social Security retirement check ?