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should be placed in a PN status.
OPTION:
� A PCR code in Disability Management Tracking is also recommended as the claimant continues to
be entitled to the current level of benefits.
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Claims Examiner
2-0812 Exhibit 2: Sample Questions Regarding Self-Employment
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
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Supervisory Claims Examiner
1. Give the name and address of the business and state in whose name the business is operated. Who has
been held out as the owner?
2. Who manages the business? In what way, if any, is this person related to you?
3. Did that person work in a similar business before this business was started? If not, how did that person
acquire the necessary skills?
4. Describe the exact duties you performed since the business was established. At a minimum, describe
activities in bookkeeping and accounting; advertising; purchasing merchandise, equipment and supplies;
setting prices and hours of operation; sales; and personnel actions such as hiring, firing, rates of pay and
promotions. For all areas where you indicate that you perform no duties, explain who performs these
functions and give their names and addresses. If no one has assumed these duties, how are they being
handled?
5. Who is billed by suppliers and who actually pays for the merchandise? To whom do other creditors
presently look for payment of bills?
6. Provide the names and addresses of three suppliers and three clients.
7. What income have you secured from the business since its establishment?
8. Who has authority to write checks and draw from the business bank account? If you have the right to
sign checks, explain. Provide the name and address of the financial institution, proof of current signature
authority, and the date it became effective.
9. What tax permits, business licenses, etc., does the business hold? In what name or names were they
issued? Provide copies of the certificates.
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