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June 1, 2019
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If I work as a consultant and am paid a flat fee by a school district, is this considered working on a fee basis for a state or local government?

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Best answer by JohnW15

No, this isn't considered fee-basis income.

A fee-based public official is a person who receives and retains remuneration directly from the public.

A person who receives payment for services from government funds in the form of a wage or salary is not a fee-based public official, even if the compensation might be labeled as fee.

For more information, please see the article on the Social Security website, Fee-Based Public Officials.  


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JohnW15Answer
Employee
June 1, 2019

No, this isn't considered fee-basis income.

A fee-based public official is a person who receives and retains remuneration directly from the public.

A person who receives payment for services from government funds in the form of a wage or salary is not a fee-based public official, even if the compensation might be labeled as fee.

For more information, please see the article on the Social Security website, Fee-Based Public Officials.  


Retiree1Author
June 1, 2019
Thanks for the feedback! The words "retains" and "directly from the public" helped.