Knowing if you have social security debts may seem like a time consuming process, but there is a simple and quick way to discover it, without queues or travel. Best of all, the document you need is available online at a distance from a few clicks.
Through the direct social security platform, it is possible to access a set of statements that clarify your contributory situation, including if it is missing with payments or has everything up to date. According to the Institute of Social Security (ISS), this process became simpler and more affordable, avoiding the face-to-face displacement to services.
Among the available documents, the declaration of the contributory situation, also known as a declaration of non-debt. This is the essential proof to realize if you have debt or if your situation is regularized before the system.
Where to find the statement
According to ISS, to obtain this document you must access direct social security and follow the following steps:
Accounting Account> Contributive Situation> Obtain Contributory Situation Declaration> Obtain a new statement.
This process allows you to automatically generate a valid statement, with a clear indication of whether or not social security debts existence, or whether there is a payment plan in properly authorized installments.
Who can ask and how long is it valid?
According to the same source, the declaration is intended for individual taxpayers (independent workers or employing entities), legal representatives or creditors and the prosecutor.
The validity of the statement is four months and, if requested by the prosecutor, may take up to 10 business days to be issued, as stipulated by the official social security website.
When is the situation regularized?
For legal purposes, the contributory situation is considered regularized when:
– There are no debts of contributions, quotes or default interest;
– There is a debt, but it is being paid in installments, with the legal conditions met;
– The debt is being contested in court and was provided with payment.
That is, it is not necessary to be totally free of debt to present a regular situation, provided that there is an accepted payment plan, the declaration is issued without restrictions.
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What if there are debts?
The ISS explains that even when there is debt, the statement is issued with a total missing amount, including contributions, interest, fines and associated costs. The information provided is useful for those who want to regularize the situation or need the document for legal or contractual purposes.
It should be noted that this document is often required under support, public tenders or hiring with the State.
Other useful statements
In addition to the contributory statement, the Direct Social Security Portal allows you to obtain other relevant documents, such as the contributory career extract and proof of contacts.
These proofs may be essential to resolve questions or advance with specific requests to Social Security.
The digitization of these services, according to the, aims to expedite processes and reduce bureaucracy for citizens and companies, allowing greater autonomy in the management of the relationship with social security.
A simple step that avoids problems
Having this statement in hand can avoid embarrassment in multiple situations, such as candidates for subsidies, opening of activity, provision of services to the State or obtaining financing. Ignoring this detail can have unexpected consequences, and now there is no excuse to do so.
Access is free, straightforward and can be done within minutes. A simple gesture that can be worth a lot.
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