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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 05/2022 Annualizing rental property income 6.15.9 Rental property income is considered a specific type of self-employment income. It may be considered earned self-employment income or unearned self-employment income, depending on the amount of time the owner spends maintaining or managing the rental property. For information on calculating and annualizing self-employment income, including rental property income, see Chapter 6.15.6 (Annualizing self-employment income). Determine if rental property income is earned or unearned Ask the family how many hours a week on average an owner spends maintaining or managing the property when the information is not provided in the application or redetermination. • Enter income from the rental property as earned self-employment income when the owner spends an average of at least 20 hours or more a week on maintaining or managing the rental property. • Enter the income as unearned self-employment income when the owner spends an average of less than 20 hours a week on maintaining or managing the rental property. Legal authority Minnesota Statutes 119B.011 Minnesota Statutes 256P.05 Minnesota Statutes 256P.06