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party beneficiary who is not a Family member; x. Withdrawals from bank deposits and credit union deposits; y. The portion of loan or note repayments which is determined to be the loan principal (return of capital) in accordance with IRS regulations; z. Certain cash donations, based on need, received from one (1) or more private, nonprofit charitable organizations; and aa. Housing allotment for military families who have one (1) or both Parents deployed to a foreign country. 6. Verification, Documentation, and Treatment of Eligibility Income

a. The Parent shall have the primary responsibility to provide verification of Eligibility Income. b. Eligibility income verification must be requested from all Child Care Affordability Program applicants. c. Eligibility income cannot be determined prior to income verification, and Child Care Affordability Program services shall not be provided prior to verification. d. Eligibility income verification must be documented in the Parent’s case file. e. If Eligibility income verification has not been provided within ten (10) calendar days of the application date, the application will be denied. f. Acceptable verification of earned income includes one (1) or more of the following: i. Tipped wages, piece work, commission, etc. (per diem and seasonal work must be the most recent four (4) weeks of provided paystubs); ii. Four (4) weeks of current (within sixty (60) calendar days of application) and complete paystubs; iii. W-2 Form (if representative of current and future earnings); iv. State and/or Federal Income Tax Return ( self-employed); v. Self-employment bookkeeping records, including but not limited to, profit and loss statements (only accepted through the first federal tax filing);