State Assistance Types of Earned Income - Self Employment Income
For the purpose of budgeting income for State Assistance, Self Employment income includes income received from a business enterprise such as, but not limited to, the following:
●Blood or blood plasma sales
●Boarders or roomers
●Cosmetic sales
●Farming
●Fishing
●Guiding
●Hunting
●Janitorial work
●Odd Jobs
●Ranching
●Swap meet sales
●Wholesale or retail sales
Self employment income consists of GROSS income received minus allowable business expenses. When the income received is MORE THAN the business expenses, the difference is considered to be the gross profit.
The gross profit is COUNTABLE income.
Key the gross profit income in the GROSS EARNINGS field on STAA. (See
Budgeting Income)
For acceptable verification of self employment income, see Self Employment Verification.