Definition of respond. 1  intransitive verb. 2  1 : to say something in return : make an answer respond to criticism. 3  2a : to react in response responded to a call for helpb : to show favorable reaction respond to surgery.  3 : to be answerable respond in 1  damages. transitive verb. :  reply.
For you and your dependents/survivors to qualify for full benefits under each program, you need to be âfully insured.â You and/or your dependents may also qualify for limited benefits if you are âcurrently insured.â. Each status requires a certain number of social security quarters of employment earnings. This number changes from year to year. In 2010, a quarter of earnings is $1,120.
Box 3 (Social Security Wages) represents the portion taxable for social security purposes. Social security wages are calculated as Federal Taxable Gross (Box 1) plus Retirement Deductions (Box 12). The maximum social security wage amount for 2015 ande 2016 is $118,500. Box 5 (Medicare Wages) represents the portion taxable for Medicare tax purposes. Unlike Social Security wages, there is no cap for Medicare wages. One of the most common differences between box 1 and boxes 3 and 5 is the amount of employee contributions to deferred compensation plans such as traditional 401(k) and 457.