[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 20, Volume 2] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 20CFR404.142] [Page 68] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PART 404_FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950 ) --Table of Contents Subpart B_Insured Status and Quarters of Coverage Sec. 404.142 How we credit self-employment income to calendar quarters for taxable years beginning before 1978. In crediting quarters of coverage under Sec. 404.141(b)(2), we credit any self-employment income you derived during a taxable year that began before 1978 to calendar quarters as follows: (a) If your taxable year was a calendar year, we credit your self- employment income equally to each quarter of that calendar year. (b) If your taxable year was not a calendar year (that is, it began on a date other than January 1, or was less than a calendar year), we credit your self-employment income equally-- (1) To the calendar quarter in which your taxable year ended; and (2) To each of the next three or fewer preceding quarters that were wholly or partly in your taxable year.