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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Social Security Administration OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Social Security Administration OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Social Security Administration
Report Number
A-06-21-51020
Report Description

Objectives: To (1) determine whether the Social Security Administration had taken corrective action in response to the recommendation in our 2015 review of Self-employment Earnings Removed from the Master Earnings File and (2) review instances where SSA removed self-employment earnings from the Master Earnings File since our 2015 review.

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
3
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$67,137,261

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
1 No $0 $0 Disagree

Amend policies to clearly instruct employees to delete self-employment income (SEI), rather than transfer it to the Earnings Suspense File (ESF), when the numberholder under whose personal information the earnings were reported disclaims the earnings.

2 No $0 $0 Agree

Take appropriate action (for example, conduct additional training, update policy and user guides, send emergency messages) to ensure employees process earnings adjustments in accordance with policy.

3 Yes $0 $67,137,261 Disagree

Delete all disclaimed SEI for Tax Years 2012 through 2019 that remain in the ESF unless the earnings were reported with a name that clearly differs from that on the earnings record to which they were originally posted.

Social Security Administration OIG

United States