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Earned income is income resulting from performing a job or providing a service. Earned income includes commissions, tips, salaries, wages, and self-employment. To calculate the amount of the monthly earned income, the user must first determine how the employee is paid: • Paid Hourly: If the employee is paid hourly, the user must multiply the number of hours worked per week by the amount of pay per hour and then multiply that amount by 4 to get the monthly income. The user should count monthly income before taxes are taken out but after any pre-tax deductions are taken out of the paycheck. Any overtime or weekend pay should also be counted. • Paid a Salary: If the employee is paid a salary, the user must enter the monthly amount of the salary. If the salary is based on a yearly amount, the user should divide the yearly amount by 12 to determine the monthly amount. The user should count monthly income before taxes are taken out but after any pre-tax deductions are taken out of the paycheck. • Tips and Commission: If the employee is paid in tips or commission, the user should count the average amount of tips or commission received monthly. Note Former Foster Care Youth are not subject to the income eligibility criteria. If an individual is a Former Foster Care Youth and is the only person in the household, the user should enter income amounts of $0. If an individual is a Former Foster Care Youth and is on the same presumptive eligibility for BadgerCare Plus application as other household members, the user must include the Former Foster Care Youth’s income since it must be considered when determining the eligibility of the other household members. The Former Foster Care Youth’s income will not be considered when determining the Former Foster Care Youth’s eligibility. Self-employment Income: Self-employment income (income earned directly from one’s own business, rather than earned as an employee with a specified salary or wages from an employer) should be counted as monthly earned income. However, self-employment expenses (the monthly average of expenses) should be deducted from self-employment income to determine the net self-employment amount. Student income: Income earned from work-study jobs should be counted as monthly earned income. The following should not be counted as monthly earned income: • Tax refunds, including Earned Income Tax Credits payments. • Allowances. 32.2.6.2 Other Monthly Income For presumptive eligibility for BadgerCare Plus, other monthly income from all household members listed in ACCESS Handbook, Section 12.4.5.1 Household Size, should be reported even if they are not requesting presumptive eligibility and are not listed on the application. For presumptive eligibility for Family Planning Only Services, only the other monthly income of the individual on the application should be reported. Other monthly income includes taxable income from a source other than a job or self-employment. For example: • Social Security (gross amounts should be used). • Unemployment. • Pensions (only the taxable amount should be counted). • Annuity payments (only the taxable amount should be counted).