All EN Payments Call “How to Avoid Payment Processing Delays”

2-24-2015

Agenda • Ensure SAM Registration Information is Correct

• Encourage Timely Tax Filing for Self-Employed Ticket Holders

• Complete all required sections of the Payment Request Form

• The New Ticket Portal is Coming

• Q & A

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SAM Registration

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SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) PROFILE

• SAM registrations must be renewed annually at www.sam.gov.

• ENs must review their account information periodically and report any profile changes immediately.

• Social Security/ US Treasury cannot make payments to an EN if the SAM profile is not active or banking information is not current.

• SSA will notify an EN if payments are held because its SAM registration has expired.

• It is the ENs responsibility to ensure that their SAM registration is current.

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Payment Request Form

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Indicate bank account status

Encourage Timely Tax Filing for Self-Employed Ticket Holders

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SELF EMPLOYMENT INCOME

• Independent contractors receive Form 1099 vs W-2• No taxes are withheld and employees are required to

report their income and pay taxes later.• Milestones (with no verified earnings) will be diarized

until IRS data is posted to SSA database.• Outcomes are paid as Certification Payments (if the

earnings are not posted). If the earnings are posted, the claim will be processed as an evidentiary payment request.

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Self Employment Payment Request• Payment Request must indicate the Ticket Holder is self-employed.

• One form of evidence:• Complete the Recent

Contact section of

Payment Request

Form• Include the SEI Form

(SSA-1368)• A statement or invoice from

the Ticket Holder, that has:• Gross Earnings • Expenses • Net Earnings • Months/Years the Ticket Holder

was Actively Involved.

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Complete all required sections of the Payment Request Form

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Click Payment Request

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Payment Request Form

Indicate bank account status

Indicate payment method ticket assigned

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Payment Request Details

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Earnings Information

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Complete EN Service Details

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Evidentiary Earnings/Certification Payment Request

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Additional Supporting Documents

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Review for Accuracy

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Confirmation Page

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Upload Additional Supporting Documents

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4Enter SSN

Choose file

The New Ticket Portal is Coming

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New Ticket Portal Timeline

• This week:oOperations Support Manager launches a dedicated webpage for the transition

• Browser Requirements• Ticket Portal Access Readiness Information• Instructions on how to Request Access • Links to Suitability requirements and information

• March:o Presentations during all of the All EN calls beginning with the All Employment Network Call on Thursday, March 5, 2015.o ENs should review materials on the webpage referenced above.

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Questions?

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