From: "Melvin Lumbardy" 
Subject: Re: when to report ernings to Social Securrity
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> Date:          Sun, 22 Dec 1996 22:54:00 -0600
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> Subject:       when to report ernings to Social Securrity
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> Subject: when to report ernings to Social Securrity
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> Peter,
> You are right.  Your friend should report her earnings as soon as
> possible.  I usually advise Social Security recipients to delay only
> long enough to write a good letter complete with any allowable
> deductions for blind work expenses, work subsidies, or
> Impairment-Related Work Expenses.  The time it should take to write such
> a letter should only be a few days at the very most.  It is also very
> important that your friend be able to prove that she did in fact report
> her earnings.  She should absolutely not rely on a telephone report of
> earnings.  She should send in a written report certified mail return
> receipt requested, or hand deliever it to the Social Security office and
> request a date stamped coppy of the report.  She should keep a copy 
 
> Greg Trapp
> Staff Attorney
> Protection & Advocacy System
> Albuquerque, NM 87110
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> Mr. Glen Trapp and all others on the NFB NEt,
     In regards to the issue of when to report soc sec earnings, what 
is meant by " work subsidies"? I know that you can deduct for blind 
related work expenses and also for impairment work related expenses. 
As one thing I strongly urge everyone to do when in this case is to 
keep complete written records of your dealings with the Soc Sec  
admins. as well as any other legal matters. Keep all letters!! No 
matter how trivial they may seem , that simple little piece of paper 
could later save you thousands of dollars.   As I have heard your 
rights may not be the same if you telephone in your information and  
there really is no record that way. 
      P.S. Continue to contact you elected officials to see that once 
again the earnings link between what the blind can earn what senior 
citizens can earn is once again made the same.
                                        Deb  at
                                         chief@crown.net 
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