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If there is not a valid business license for the parent with an effective date prior to or the same as the date their Child Care Assistance Application CC08 was received, the application must be pended for the parent to provide a copy of their valid State of Alaska business license for the business they are conducting, or evidence supporting they have applied for a State of Alaska business license, with all the required documentation. When the family has applied but not received a business license their eligibility is determined from the date their Child Care Assistance Application CC08 was date stamped received as long as the date they applied for their business license was prior to the Child Care Assistance Application CC08 received date. The family must be advised to submit a copy of their State of Alaska business license once issued as it could result in a determination of an incorrect payment. The Designee will set an alert for sixty (60) days from the date of approving the family’s participation. If a State of Alaska business license has not been received, the Designee will access the website at: http://commerce.alaska.gov/occ/home_bus_licensing.html. If a State of Alaska business license has not been issued a Child Care Assistance - Information Needed Notice is issued.

4080-2 J. CALCULATING SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME Self-employment endeavors vary depending upon the nature of each self-employment enterprise. Exact instructions fitting every situation are impossible to provide. Prudent person judgment must be used in calculating self-employment income and documenting relevant information.

The family must provide verification of income, when and how often the income will be received, expenses, and time in the activity for all members engaged in the self-employment activity to be evaluated along with the history of self-employment earnings and the self- employed individual’s statement of anticipated changes, for a reasonable projection of the family’s self-employment income. The individual must be asked if they have or anticipate a substantial change of self-employment income from the previous season or year, through this season or year. If the individual has or does expect a substantial change to the self-employment income, the Designee must ask what the change is and the reason. If the individual’s reason for the change or estimated change is reasonable the information is to be used when calculating their income. The individual’s statement and reasoning is to be documented in an ICCIS case note.