Symbols on an Earnings Record

From JOA on the Connect board:

SYMBOLS ON AN EARNINGS RECORD

C — Covered wage quarter
N — No covered quarter
G — Gift (prior earnings in other quarter)
S — Self-employment quarter of coverage
# — Questionable QC. May indicate that postings may be less than $50. Must not be used to compute insured status unless development is undertaken and proof obtained to show the earnings were of a sufficient amount for crediting a QC.
R — Railroad employment
M — Military service
A — Agricultural quarter of coverage
* — QC for which an S, A, M, or G code may be appropriately substituted.
L — Lag Period (time between filing of tax returns and when Social Security is credited with the earnings – time varies, but as long as one and one-half years).
J — QC based on deemed wages for interned Americans of Japanese ancestry
D — QC based on deemed military wages that guarantee a QC for a quarter
$ — May appear in the QC pattern to denote a good QC
MQFE — May appear as a separate section denoting QC’s for Medicare Qualified Federal Employment (i.e.-reflects insured status for medicare coverage purposes only.