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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 07/2023 Authorized hours – Self-employment 9.1.1.1 Self-employment with negative gross income If the parent has at least one self-employment activity with a negative gross income: • Determine the annualized self-employment income from each self-employment activity separately. • Divide the annual CCAP annualized self-employment income for each self-employment activity by 52 weeks* and then by the applicable minimum wage to determine the number of hours the parent is employed in that self-employment activity. The number of hours associated with the self-employment activity with the negative gross income is 0. • Add the number of hours from each self-employment activity and all other employment activities together to determine if the parent is employed for at least 20 hours per week at the applicable minimum wage (10 hours if a full-time student). - If the parent is not employed for at least an average of 20 hours per week at applicable minimum wage (10 hours if a full-time student), they are not eligible for child care at application, redetermination and the end of job search outside an Employment Plan for their employment activities. - If the parent is employed for at least an average of 20 hours per week at applicable minimum wage (10 hours if a full-time students), use the total number of hours from each employment activity (including self-employment) to determine the number of hours to authorize. *If the self-employment activity is seasonal, divide by the number of weeks of activity participation. Legal authority Minnesota Statutes 119B.09 Minnesota Statutes 119B.095 Minnesota Statutes 119B.10, subd. 1 Minnesota Rules 3400.0040, subp. 8