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EAP Policy Manual FFY24 Chapter 3 Program Eligibility Requirements Page 33 • Either the Primary Applicant or the self-employed household member must sign the Self- Employment Income Cash Accounting Worksheet. Household self-employment ended before one month eligibility period If the household’s self-employment ended prior to the EAP eligibility period, they are no longer considered self-employed for EAP purposes and the self-employment income should not be used. Rental Income Consider rental income to be self-employment income. Rental income documentation can include: • IRS Form 1040 and Schedule 1. • IRS Form 1099-MISC. • Self-Employment Income Cash Accounting Worksheet, signed by either the Primary Applicant or the self-employed household member. • Rental receipts, cancelled checks, or rental agreements showing the monthly rental amount. Service Providers should inform the household that by using the IRS Form 1040 and Schedule 1 they could deduct their actual expenses, which may positively affect their EAP eligibility and/or benefit amount. If the household rents part of their own home and the renter shares the household’s meter or fuel tank, the Service Providers must check the box in eHEAT that asks if the household operates a business in their home. eHEAT will use the Backup Matrix or actual consumption, whichever provides the lower Primary Heat benefit. Business Use of Home Use what is stated on the application to determine a household’s business use of home. Only the IRS Form 1040 and Schedule 1 is required from the applicant. • Ask for IRS Form 8829 or other appropriate documentation if what is provided seems incomplete or unreasonable. • Do not adjust consumption. • For households operating a business in the home that affects home energy usage, eHEAT will use either the Backup Matrix or actual consumption, whichever provides the lower benefit. (See Chapter 4 – Primary Heat, Business or Rental Use of Household Heat section)