20 CFR § 404.145 - When you acquire a quarter of coverage.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s404.145"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 404.145 - When you acquire a quarter of coverage."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "404.145"
section_name: "When you acquire a quarter of coverage."
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "404"
part_name: "FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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cfr_part: "404"
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# 404.145 When you acquire a quarter of coverage.
If we credit you with a quarter of coverage (QC) for a calendar quarter under paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of § 404.141 for calendar years before 1978 or assign it to a specific calendar quarter under paragraph (b) of § 404.143 for calendar years after 1977, you acquire the QC as of the first day of the calendar quarter.