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39.2. Exclusions Possible exclusions that may be applied are the unearned and general income exclusions. 39.3. Ownership Rebuttal If an individual wishes to rebut the applicable ownership assumption, obtain his/her statement regarding: • Who owns the funds; • Why there is a joint account; and • Who has made deposits to and withdrawals from the account; and how withdrawals have been spent. 39.3.1. Rebuttal Verification In addition, inform the individual that he/she must submit the following evidence within 10 days: • A corroborating statement from each other account holder (if the only other account holder is incompetent or a minor, have the individual submit a corroborating statement from anyone aware of the circumstances surrounding establishment of the account); • Account records showing deposits, withdrawals and interest in the months for which ownership is at issue; • If the individual owns none of the funds, evidence showing that he/ she can no longer withdraw funds from the account; • If the individual owns only a portion of the funds, evidence showing removal from the account of such funds, or removal of the funds owned by the other account holder(s), and redesignation of the account. 39.3.2. Rebuttal Results Any funds that the evidence establishes were owned by the other account holder(s), and that the individual can no longer withdraw from the account, were not and are not the individual's resources. That is, rebuttal is both retrospective and prospective. 39.4. Verification