Contract or Self Employment Income

For households that earn income by contract or self-employment in a period of time shorter than one year, average income over the appropriate time period, provided the income is not received on an hourly or piece-work basis. Staff should select the appropriate pro-ration method corresponding with the time period in which the income is received. These households may include school employees, sharecroppers, farmers, and some self-employed households.

Note : These provisions do not apply to migrant or seasonal farm workers. Refer to 1115.040.15 Computing Averaged Self-Employment Income and 1115.050.00 Farm Worker Employment Income for procedures for averaging self-employed income and income for migrant or seasonal farm workers.