OAR 461-145-0910
Self-Employment; General; Not OSIP, OSIPM, or QMB

(1)

Self-employment income is income resulting from an individual’s business, trade, or profession, rather than from a salary or wage paid by an employer. An individual is considered self-employed if the individual meets the criteria in sections (2) or (3) of this rule. Except as noted in section (3) of this rule when an individual has established a corporation, determine if the individual is self-employed according to section (2) of this rule. If the individual has more than one self-employment business, trade, or profession, the income from each is determined separately.

(2)

Except as provided in OAR 461-145-0250 (Income-Producing Property; Not OSIP, OSIPM, or QMB)(1), an individual is self-employed for the purposes of this division of rules if the individual meets the requirements of one or more of (a), (b), or (c):
(a) Files taxes as self-employed for their business on their personal taxes.
(b) Is considered an independent contractor by the business.
(c) Meets all the following criteria:
(A) Is not required by the business to complete an IRS W-4 form;
(B) Is not required to pay federal income tax or FICA payments from their paycheck(s);
(C) Liability or worker’s compensation insurance for the individual is not paid by the business;
(D) Meets at least one of the following:
(i)
Creates or provides the products or services they sell, or
(ii)
Sets the price for the products or services they sell;
(E) Is responsible for the business expense and losses; and
(F) Receives profits from the business.

(3)

Notwithstanding section (2) of this rule:

(a)

Homecare Workers (see OAR 411-031-0020 (Definitions)) paid by the Department are not self-employed.

(b)

Child care providers (see OAR 461-165-0180 (Eligibility of Child Care Providers)) paid by the Department, adult foster home providers (see OAR 411-050-0602) paid by the Department, realty agents, and individuals who sell plasma, redeem beverage containers, pick mushrooms for sale, or engage in similar enterprises are considered to be self-employed.

(4)

In the ERDC, REF, SNAP, and TANF programs, self-employment income is counted prospectively to determine eligibility (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) as follows:

(a)

Self-employment income is annualized when it is:

(A)

Received during less than a 12-month period but is intended as a full year’s income.

(B)

From a business that has operated for a full year and the previous year is representative of what the income and costs will be during the budget month.

(b)

Except in the ERDC program, self-employment income is treated as anticipated income when a financial group (see OAR 461-110-0530 (Financial Group)) begins self-employment and is unable to determine what the income and costs will be during the budget month.

(5)

In the REFM program:

(a)

Self-employment income is counted only if received in the month of application.

(b)

If self-employment income counted in the month of application puts the applicant over the income limits for REFM, the income is calculated according to section (4) of this rule.

(6)

When determining the amount of countable (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) self-employment income, use gross receipts and sales, including mileage reimbursements, before costs.

Source: Rule 461-145-0910 — Self-Employment; General; Not OSIP, OSIPM, or QMB, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=461-145-0910 (accessed May 26, 2025).

461–145–0000
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act 461–145–0001
Adoption Assistance 461–145–0005
Agent Orange Disability Benefits 461–145–0008
Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend 461–145–0010
Animals 461–145–0020
Annuities 461–145–0022
Annuities 461–145–0025
Approved Accounts 461–145–0030
Bank Account 461–145–0035
Black Lung Benefits 461–145–0040
Burial Arrangements and Burial Fund 461–145–0050
Burial Space and Merchandise 461–145–0060
Cash 461–145–0080
Child Support and Cash Medical Support 461–145–0086
Contributions 461–145–0087
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act 461–145–0088
Corporations and Business Entities 461–145–0089
Corporations and Other Business Entities 461–145–0090
Disability Benefit 461–145–0100
Disaster Relief 461–145–0105
Disqualifying Income 461–145–0108
Dividends, Interest and Royalties 461–145–0110
Domestic Volunteer Services Act (VISTA, RSVP) and Small Business Act (SCORE, ACE) 461–145–0120
Earned Income 461–145–0130
Earned Income 461–145–0140
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) 461–145–0143
Economic Recovery Payment 461–145–0145
Educational Account 461–145–0150
Educational Income 461–145–0170
Energy Assistance Payments 461–145–0175
Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) Payments 461–145–0184
Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 461–145–0185
Floating Homes and Houseboats 461–145–0190
Food Programs Other Than the SNAP program 461–145–0200
Foster Care Payments and Guardianship Assistance Benefits 461–145–0210
Gifts and Winnings 461–145–0220
Home 461–145–0230
Housing and Urban Development 461–145–0240
Income-Producing Sales Contract 461–145–0250
Income-Producing Property 461–145–0252
Income-Producing Property 461–145–0255
Youth Transitions Program Subsidies 461–145–0259
Indian (Native American) Benefits 461–145–0260
Indian (Native American) Benefits 461–145–0261
Individual Development Account (IDA) 461–145–0270
Inheritance 461–145–0280
In-Kind Income 461–145–0285
Japanese-American Restitution Payments 461–145–0290
Job Corps 461–145–0300
Workforce Investment Act 461–145–0310
Life Estate 461–145–0320
Life Insurance 461–145–0330
Loans and Interest on Loans 461–145–0340
Lodger Income 461–145–0343
Manufactured and Mobile Homes 461–145–0345
Military Income 461–145–0348
Mineral Rights 461–145–0360
Motor Vehicle 461–145–0365
National and Community Services Trust Act (NCSTA), including AmeriCorps (other than AmeriCorps VISTA) 461–145–0370
Older Americans Act 461–145–0380
Pension and Retirement Plans 461–145–0390
Personal Belongings 461–145–0400
Personal Injury Settlement 461–145–0405
Plan for Self-support 461–145–0410
Program Benefits 461–145–0415
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 461–145–0417
Railroad Retirement Payments 461–145–0420
Real Property 461–145–0430
Real Property Excluded under an Interim Assistance Agreement 461–145–0433
Recreational Vehicles 461–145–0435
Refunds 461–145–0440
Reimbursement 461–145–0455
Resettlement and Placement (R&P) Grants 461–145–0460
Sale of a Resource 461–145–0470
Shelter-in-Kind Income 461–145–0490
Social Security Benefits 461–145–0500
Social Secuirty Death Benefit 461–145–0505
Spousal Support 461–145–0510
SSI 461–145–0520
Stocks, Bonds and Other Securities 461–145–0525
Strikers’ Benefits 461–145–0530
Tax Refund 461–145–0540
Trusts 461–145–0550
Unemployment Compensation Benefit 461–145–0560
Uniform Relocation Act 461–145–0570
USDA Meal Reimbursement 461–145–0580
Veterans’ Benefits 461–145–0582
Victims’ Assistance 461–145–0583
Virtual Currency or Cryptocurrency 461–145–0585
Vocational Rehabilitation Payment 461–145–0590
Workers Compensation 461–145–0600
Work-Related Capital Assets, Equipment, and Inventory 461–145–0810
Deemed Assets 461–145–0820
Deemed Assets 461–145–0830
When to Deem the Assets of a Sponsor of a Noncitizen and How Income is Deemed 461–145–0860
Deemed Assets, Parent of Minor Parent 461–145–0910
Self-Employment 461–145–0915
Self-Employment 461–145–0920
Self-Employment 461–145–0930
Self-Employment 461–145–0931
Additional Exclusions for Farming Costs

May 26, 2025

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