Social Security

fully insured

An insured's status under Social Security can be described as

taxable wage base

FICA tax is applied to an employee's income up to a certain income amount. This amount is called

blackout period

The period in which there are no Social Security benefits for the surviving spouse is called the

40 quarters

Under Social Security disability requirements, a worker is fully insured on a permanent basis after having worked in a covered occupation for:

Individual has been credited with the appropriate number of quarters of coverage

How does one qualify as a fully-insured individual under Social Security disability coverage?

12 months

How long must an individual be unable to engage in any gainful activity due to physical or mental disability in order to qualify for Social Security Total Disability?

Blackout period

What is the interval spanning between the day when the youngest child of a family turns 16 and before the surviving spouse turns age 60 called?