MEMORANDUM

DATE:             July 10, 2006

TO:                   All Temporary Assistance Manual Holders

FROM:             Policy and Program Development Team

                          Carolyn Spalding, Acting Chief

SUBJECT:     Temporary Assistance Manual Change #17

This manual change includes revised self-employment policy relating to family members as employees that aligns policy for the Food Stamp, Alaska Temporary Assistance, and Family Medicaid programs.  A new section on corporations is added to explain the treatment of income and expenses from these self-employment businesses.  The section on partnerships is expanded.  We hope you find this information helpful.

As a result of questions and suggestions from field staff, several minor clarifications and technical changes are also included.  

Highlights of the revised policies and clarifications are described below.

If you have any questions, please contact the Policy and Program Development Team at 465-3347 or e-mail us at dpapolicy@health.state.ak.us.

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

MS 759-6B, Costs of Doing Business - Vehicle Expenses

• Updates the IRS Internal Revenue Service standard mileage rate for 2006 to 44.5 cents a mile

MS 759-6C, Verification of Self-employment Income and Expenses

• Clarifies verification requirements for self-employment income and expenses  

MS 759-6E(4), Annualization Determination

• Updates the self-employment annualization standards for 2006

MS 759-6G, Unique Self-employment Situations

• Clarifies policy relating to partnerships and corporations
   

• Aligns policy relating to family members as employees.  The policy is now the same for Alaska Temporary Assistance, Family Medicaid, and Food Stamps.  

MS 770-2C, Work Activity and FSSP Family Self-Sufficiency Plan

• Clarifies policy relating to work activity and FSSP Family Self-Sufficiency Plan requirements for the unborn child’s mother and father in pregnant woman cases.

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