Wash. Admin. Code § 388-450-0085 - Does the department count all of my self-employment income to determine if I am eligible for benefits?
This section applies to cash assistance and Basic Food programs.
(1) We decide how much of
your self-employment income to count by:
(a)
Adding together your gross self-employment income and any profit you make from
selling your business property or equipment;
(b) Subtracting your business expenses as
described in subsection (2) below; and
(c) Dividing the remaining amount of
self-employment income by the number of months over which the income will be
averaged.
(2) We
subtract the greater value of one of the following as a business expense:
(a) Fifty percent of the gross
self-employment income total described in subsection (1)(a) in this section
even if your costs are less than this; or
(b)The actual verified and allowable costs of
producing your self-employment income. If you want us to subtract your actual
costs , you must list and give us proof of your expenses within the time limits
under WAC
388-406-0030 for us to count
them.
(c)We never allow the
following expenses when calculating (2)(b):
(i) Federal, state, and local income
taxes;
(ii) Money set aside for
retirement purposes;
(iii) Personal
work-related expenses (such as travel to and from work);
(iv) Net losses from previous
periods;
(v) Depreciation;
or
(vi) Any amount that is more
than the payment you get from a boarder for lodging and meals.
(3)If you have worked
at your business for less than a year, we figure your gross self-employment
income by averaging:
(a)The income over the
period of time the business has been in operation; and
(b)The monthly amount we estimate you will
get for the coming year.
(4) For cash assistance, if your
self-employment expenses are more than your self-employment income, we do not
use this "loss" to reduce income from other self-employment businesses or other
sources of income to your assistance unit.
(5) For Basic Food, we use a "loss" from
self-employment farming or fishing income to reduce other sources of income
only if you meet the following three conditions:
(a)Someone in your assistance unit is a
self-employed farmer or fisher;
(b)Your gross yearly income from farming or
fishing is or is expected to be at least one thousand dollars; and
(c)Your allowable costs for farming or
fishing are more than your income from farming or fishing.
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