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The amount of tax that is involuntarily withheld from an individual's unearned income is an allowable deduction from income.
In order for the tax to be considered involuntarily withheld, the payee must have no choice as to whether the tax is withheld or not. If the payee can choose the amount of a mandatory withholding, the deduction must be allowed in the smallest permissible amount.
The amount of tax that is being voluntarily withheld from an individual's unearned income is not an allowable deduction from income.
The amount of the withheld tax is entered in the eligibility system. 2810.00.00 EARNED INCOME
Earned income is earnings received through wages, salaries, commissions, or profit from activities in which a person is engaged through either employment or self-employment.
Income, in order to be considered as "earned", must entail personal involvement and effort on the part of the recipient, including managerial responsibilities.
Examples of earned income include, but are not limited to: • Wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, or profit received as a result of holding a job or being self-employed; • this would include earnings from a graduate assistantship, if subject to taxation and available to the student for meeting non-educational living expenses; • Wages received from sheltered workshop employment; • Compensation for jury duty; • Tips;
When goods and services are received in lieu of wages for work performed, the dollar value, as established by the employer, of those goods and services received in lieu of wages. Refer to Section 2815.05.00. 2810.05.00 STRIKER INCOME (S)
Striker income is addressed in the eligibility system where the pre-strike income is entered. If the AG member who is a striker also receives strike benefits, this is designated in the eligibility system. Refer to Section 3425.00.00 regarding budgeting of striker income. Refer to Section 2840.35.00 regarding strike benefits. 2810.10.00 SALE OF BLOOD OR PLASMA
Income from the sale of blood or plasma is included as earned income.