FAA4.I Earned Income (EAIN EAIC) : 05 Earned Income Verification - Overview : A Sources of Earned Income Verification
Sources of Earned Income Verification
 
(01/01/21 - 12/31/21)
Sources of acceptable verification of earned income include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
 
●Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
●Paycheck stubs
●Copy of check when the gross earnings are listed
●Equifax/EMVI when the employer is participating
●Corporate Cost Control (CCCVerify) when the employer is participating
●Verify Advantage (formerly known as VerifyDirect) when the employer is participating
●Written tips record
 
EXCEPTION
Use the amount of tips shown on the paycheck stub unless the participant claims a different amount and the tips received are verified.
 
●C005 is completed by the Employer, the statement is signed, dated, and includes all of the following:
Name, address, and telephone number of the employer
Gross pay for the periods needed
Frequency of pay, and day of the week pay is received
Any expected changes in pay
●Complete the Verification of New/Current Employment (FAA‑0053A) form. For terminated employment verification use the Verification of Terminated Employment (FAA‑1701A) form
 
NOTE Make a collateral contact to the employer when no response is received with the FAA-0053A. Document the case file(g) with the results of the collateral contact.
 
EXCEPTION
Use other means of verification when contacting the employer would jeopardize the participant's employment. Document the case file(g) with the reason the employer was not contacted.
 
●Letter from the agency providing government-sponsored training
●Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) from the military
 
EXCEPTION
Do not call for employment or wage information verification from the following employers:
●Wendy's: Mail an FAA-0053A or the FAA-1701A when requesting employment verification from any of these specific Wendy's restaurants. (See Wendy's Employment and Wage Information)
●Solutions Staffing: Mail an FAA-0053A or the FAA-1701A when requesting employment verification. (See Solution Staffing)
 
●A collateral contact with the employer or qualified source
●When all other sources of verification have been exhausted, use a participant statement