Emergency Clearing for Form 1699
According to a recent post in the Federal Register, the Social Security Administration has submitted an official request to the Office of Management and Budget for a replacement to the current 1699 form. The 1699 form is used to register an appointed representative of disability claimants and is most often used when the disabled person receiving the funds is incapable of administrating the funds as needed or required by law. In such cases, the Social Security Administration appoints a representative and the representative administers all funds.
According to the Emergency Clearance request, the Social Security Administration states that the newly proposed 1699 form will allow, with respect to these representative individuals:
- The Social Security Administration to authenticate and authorize the representatives to do business with the Administration,
- The representatives to access the Administration’s records for the claimants they represent,
- The facilitation of direct payment of authorized fees to appointed representatives, and
- The collection of information that the Social Security Administration requires to meet the Internal Revenue Service’s requirements for mandated IRS forms whenever a representative receives payment in excess of $600.
The reasoning for this request is that under the older 1699 form, which was much lengthier than the new version of the form, bureaucratic hurdles held up payments for many people in need of Social Security Disability benefits. For example, under the old 1699 form a representative needing access to Social Security Administration information had to go through an extensive administrative process—and only then were they able to move forward with obtaining and administering the benefits. Under the proposed new 1699 form, the streamlined process benefits all parties by allowing completion of the entire process on a relatively short and user-friendly form.