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earnings;

(5) $150 plus 10 percent of any remaining earned income for the fifth 12 months of earnings;

(6) $150 for any month after the fifth 12 months of earnings. (c) For the purposes of this section, the following situations count as a month of earnings of an individual:

(1) a month for which an earned income deduction is denied under 7 AAC 45.495 or 7 AAC 45.500;

(2) a month for which the assistance unit is not eligible for a payment because the benefit amount is less than $10 under 7 AAC 45.525;

(3) a month for which the assistance unit is otherwise eligible, but refuses to accept the ATAP payment;

(4) a month for which a penalty described in 7 AAC 45.980 is imposed on an individual who receives earned income. (d) For the purposes of this section, the following situations do not count as a month of earnings of an individual:

(1) a month in which no earnings are received by the individual;

(2) a month of suspension under 7 AAC 45.430;

(3) a month in which the assistance unit is not eligible for assistance. (Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 7/1/97, Register 142; am 10/1/2001, Register 159; am 1/7/2005, Register 173) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.005 7 AAC 45.485. Incapacitated-parent and child care disregard. (a) Except as provided in 7 AAC 45.495 and 7 AAC 45.500, in calculating an assistant unit’s countable earned income under 7 AAC 45.470(b), the department will disregard, as a necessary cost of earning income, the anticipated cost for the care of a child or incapacitated parent that is expected to be paid by an individual whose needs are included in the ATAP eligibility