Farm Self-Employment Questionnaire

Section 211(a) of the Social Security Act requires the existence of a trade or business as a prerequisite for determining whether an individual or partnership may have net earnings from self-employment. SSA uses Form SSA-7165 to elicit the information we need to determine the existence of an agricultural trade or business and subsequent covered earnings for Social Security entitlement purposes. The respondents are applicants for Social Security benefits, whose entitlement depends on whether the worker has covered earnings from self-employment as a farmer. We are submitting this Non-Substantive Change Request to remove the signature block from the form.

The latest form for Farm Self-Employment Questionnaire expires 2026-09-30 and is listed under ICR 202409-0960-009.