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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Division 10 Service 415 Program 415 Chapters 05 - 65 North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
Wages Paid to Family Members 415-25-05-27-30 (Revised 10/1/14 ML# 3407) View Archives
Wages paid to family members are an allowable business expense.
However, the wages paid to family members must be counted as earned income separately from self-employment income unless the earned income is specifically excluded by program policy.
Exception: Earned income of all dependent children age 19 or under and attending an elementary or high school 1/2 time or more will NOT be counted.
The income tax forms identify wages paid to family members as wages or labor hired but does not separate outside labor hired from wages paid to family members. The household will need to identify and verify the amount paid to family members (cancelled checks, W-2 forms, bank books showing transfer of funds).