COMPUTATION Advances on travel Not Counted Advances on wages Counted Count as income in the year received. Agriculture payments Counted total amount (annualize for BG). Alaska Native Settlement Act and Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 Not Counted Alimony (spousal support) received Counted Annuities Counted (sale of) Counted If individual received 1099, then they are required to report. Bonuses Counted as income if reasonably anticipated. Capital Gains (from sale of goods or equipment) Counted Capital Gains (other) Counted Cash contributions Counted Count available cash support provided by tax filer to tax dependent. Self-report of amount will be accepted. Cash Not Counted Charitable donations (based on need from private non-profit charitable organizations) Not Counted Child Support Received Not Counted Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendment of 1988 payments Not Counted Dividends Counted Earned Income Tax Credit Not Counted Educational loans, grants, scholarships and benefits: - BEOG or Pell Grants - Residential Scholarships - Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants - State Student Incentive Grants Not Counted Loans for educational purposes, but not living expenses, are excluded.
the individual to whom the payment is due. Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS) amounts necessary under Title XVI of the Social Security Act Not Counted Pensions Counted Personal effects Not Counted Personal property (sale of) Not Counted Exclude as income. Not counted unless required to report as a capital gain. Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Payments Not Counted Recoupment Counted Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Income Awarded Not Counted Reimbursements Not Counted Relocation Assistance payments to Navajos and Hopis Not Counted Rental income Counted Engaged in less than 20 hours/week: Deduct cost of doing business, if appropriate. Engaged in more than 20 hours/week: Deduct cost of doing business and appropriate earned income deductions. Count as Boarder/Roomer: Expenses may be deducted regarding part of property used for rental purposes. Representative payee funds (such as Social Security benefits) received for care and maintenance of non-BG member See Special Treatment If benefits are paid to a representative payee living with the applicant, count the benefits as income. If the representative payee does not live with the applicant, then do not count as income. Retroactive payments (RSDI, SSI, VA) Not Counted Royalties Counted Salary Deferrals (cafeteria plans, flexible spending accounts, contributions to 401K plans) Not counted
S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Department Job Readiness Vocational Training Center (JRVTC) training stipends Not Counted Only include if the payments amount to more than the public benefits that would have been received otherwise. Self-employment income Counted Severance pay Counted Sick pay benefits paid by employer Counted Count as earned income if the employee is to return to work. If not, count as unearned. Sick pay benefits from another source Counted SSA benefits Counted (Not Taxable) Count gross amount For a Child, counted IF that child is required to file a tax return. The Child is required to file if other taxable income is at least $10,000. SSI benefits Not Counted Strike pay or benefits See Special Treatment. Strikers are ineligible. Sub-marginal Land Bill Payment held in trust by the United States Not Counted Subsidized Adoption payments Not Counted Taxable Interest Counted Tips Counted Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Not Counted Third Party payments and vendor payments Not Counted Trade Readjustment allowance Counted Count like Unemployment Compensation. Unemployment Compensation benefits Counted Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 Not Counted Vacation pay Counted in the month it is to be received. Veterans’ benefits Not Counted Victims’ Assistance Not Counted VISTA, University Year for Action, and Urban Crime Prevention Not Counted Wages, salaries, commission earned Counted Wartime Relocation payments Not Counted Workers’ Compensation Not Counted