Self-Employment

See Section 4.403, E, for a description of what is considered self-employment income. A. Self-employment is defined as a situation where some or all income is received from a self- operated business or enterprise in which the individual retains control over work or services offered, and assumes the necessary business risks and expenses connected with the operation of the business. Households in which one or more members are engaged in an enterprise for gain either as an independent contractor, franchise holder, or owner-operator must be considered as self- employed, provided that the members are actively engaged in the enterprise on a day-to-day basis. In instances where the members hire or contract for another person or firm to handle the day-to-day activities of such enterprise, the members will have self-employment income but will not be considered as self-employed for purposes of work registration. The self-employed individual need not own one hundred percent (100%) of the company to be considered self- employed. B. The receipt of income from self-employment, which may constitute all or only a portion of the income of the household, does not automatically exempt the members from the work registration requirement. This determination will be made based on the assessment of the eligibility technician and the household’s declaration that the self-employment enterprise requires thirty

(30) hours of work per week or averages annually thirty (30) hours per week.