104.6 Income Computation (continued)

Average self-employment income over the period of time a business has operated, if it has been in business for less than a year. Project this monthly amount for the coming year.

Verify the income used for averaging using the types of verifications in section 104.891 of this manual.

Anticipating

Anticipate rather than average self-employment income under the following circumstances:

The average amount does not accurately reflect the household’s actual monthly circumstances because there has been a substantial increase or decrease in business; or

The nature of the business is such that the receipt and amount of income varies greatly; or

A business has been in operation such a short time that there is not enough information to average earnings and project them over a yearly period.