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Could I Use Your Software To Calculate My WEP PIA In Order To Determine If The Amount That Social Security Calculated Is Correct?

I believe my WEP PIA calculation by SSA is inaccurate.

Before filing an appeal with the SSA, however, I would like to validate my calculations of WEP PIA..

If I were to purchase your Software for Household, would I be able to replicate my WEP PIA so I can see if the SSA has computed my benefits accurately?

Thank you.

SS

Hi SS. Yes, our software (https://maximizemysocialsecurity.com/purchase) is programmed to handle all of the possible calculations involved in the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), including the WEP guarantee provision. The only thing that you would need to do to get an accurate benefit calculation would be to convert your foreign pension amount into U.S. dollars using the currency converters linked in part D.1 of the following section of Social Security's operations manual: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0300605372.

The applicable foreign exchange rate to use would be the first day of the first month that you were entitled to BOTH your foreign pension and your U.S. Social Security retirement or disability benefit.

Best, Jerry

Posted: 
May 7 2023 - 1:19pm
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