5164           INCOME FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employment endeavors vary depending upon the nature of each self-employment enterprise.  Exact instructions fitting every situation are impossible to provide.  Therefore, caseworkers must use prudent person judgment in determining all factors related to budgeting self-employment income and must carefully and thoroughly document relevant information.

Relevant information includes the type of verification used to determine adjusted gross self-employment income and allowable costs of doing business (noting expenses which are not allowed), the budgeting method used, and for seasonal self-employment income, the period of self-employment.