20 CFR § 408.712 - How should you make your report?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s408.712"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 408.712 - How should you make your report?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "408.712"
section_name: "How should you make your report?"
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "408"
part_name: "SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "68 FR 16418, Apr. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "408"
---
# 408.712 How should you make your report?
You should make your report in any of the ways described in this section.
(a) *Written reports.* You may write a report on your own paper or on a printed form supplied by us. You may mail a written report or bring it to one of our offices.
(b) *Oral reports.* You may report to us by telephone, or you may come to one of our offices and tell one of our employees what you are reporting.
(c) *Other methods of reporting.* You may use any other suitable method of reporting—for example, a telegram or a cable.