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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-600-FITAP-SNAP Income Document No./Name B-620-FITAP Types of Income Effective Date May 1, 2023

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“THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE CLIENT AND AS SUCH IS SUBJECT TO AN EXCEPTION OF IRC 6103(p)(4) AND THEREFORE IS NOT SUBJECT TO FTI PROTECTION.”

THE ANNOTATION MAY BE DONE BY COMPLETING A STICKY NOTE IN ONBASE ON THE TAX DOCUMENTS OR BY USING AN OFS 1040, TAX RETURN PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY CLIENT, WHEN SCANNING THE DOCUMENT INTO PSI FUSION. DOCUMENTS SENT DIRECTLY TO THE DOCUMENT PROCESSING CENTER DO NOT NEED TO BE ANNOTATED.

IF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE IS NOT AVAILABLE, USE A STATEMENT COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY THE SELF-EMPLOYED HOUSEHOLD MEMBER. ADVISE THE CLIENT THAT EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, HE MUST KEEP RECORDS OF ALL BUSINESS-RELATED INCOME AND EXPENSES AND THE CASE WILL BE CLOSED IF SUBSTANTIATED RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN KEPT.

NOTE: FOR LABOR COSTS TO BE ALLOWED, BUSINESS RECORDS MUST SHOW THE EMPLOYEE’S NAME, DATE HIRED, PURPOSE HIRED AND AMOUNT EARNED.

Documentation Requirements

DOCUMENT:

● THE SOURCE OF VERIFICATION,

● THE METHOD USED FOR AVERAGING INCOME,

● DEDUCTIONS FOR THE COSTS OF DOING BUSINESS, AND

● OTHER FACTORS USED IN ARRIVING AT THE INCOME FIGURE USED.

B-620-44A-FITAP - PO Reserved

B-620-44B-FITAP - PO Serve Louisiana

THE SERVE LOUISIANA, FORMALLY KNOWN AS DELTA SERVICE CORPS, IS A PROGRAM FUNDED THROUGH THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM. ALLOWANCES, EARNINGS AND PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM ARE NOT COUNTABLE.