Does TakeCharge accept Self Employment Income?
Yes, but the processing time of Self Employment earnings can take up to a year. All AATakeCharge and AAATakeCharge clients must report their earnings to their local Social Security office in a timely manner as explained when the client first started the ticket program. If the local office can verify the earnings then Social Security will proceed with processing the Payment Request. However, if the local office cannot verify self employment earnings Social Security must wait until the information is made available to them by the IRS. In order for your self employment income to be counted as earnings for work support payments you must file taxes on these earnings. In the event that Social Security approves a Payment Request based on self employment income but later finds that the payment was approved in error the case will be placed in an overpayment status. During an overpayment status work support payments will not be issued to the client until Social Security has recouped the funds th
