Here are the documents you can submit to confirm your yearly income:
- 1040 federal or state tax return. Note: It must contain your first and last name, income amount, and tax year.
- Wages and tax statement (W-2 and/ or 1099, including 1099 MISC, 1099G, 1099R, 1099SSA, 1099DIV, 1099SS, 1099INT). Note: It must contain your first and last name, income amount, year, and employer name (if applicable).
- Pay stub. Note: It must contain your first and last name, income amount, pay period or frequency of pay with the date of payment. If a pay stub includes overtime, please indicate average overtime amount per paycheck.
- Self-employment ledger documentation (can be a Schedule C, the most recent quarterly or year-to-date profit and loss statement, or a self-employment ledger). Note: It must contain your first and last name, company name, and income amount. If you’re submitting a self-employment ledger, include the dates covered by the ledger, and the net income from profit/loss.
- Social Security Administration Statements (Social Security Benefits Letter). Note: It must contain first and last name, benefit amount, and frequency of pay.
- Unemployment Benefits Letter. Note: It must contain your first and last name, source/agency, benefits amount, and duration (start and end date, if applicable).
Documents to confirm self-employment income:
- 1040 SE with Schedule C, F, or SE (for self-employment income)
- 1065 Schedule K1 with Schedule E
- Tax return
- Bookkeeping records
- Receipts for all allowable expenses
- Signed time sheets and receipt of payroll, if you have employees
- Most recent quarterly or year-to-date profit and loss statement
Documents to confirm unearned income:
- Annuity statement
- Statement of pension distribution from any government or private source
- Worker’s compensation letter
- Prizes, settlements, and awards, including court-ordered awards letter
- Proof of gifts and contributions
- Proof of inheritances in cash or property
- Proof of strike pay and other benefits from unions
- Sales receipts or other proof of money received from the sale, exchange, or replacement of things you own
- Interests and dividends income statement
- Loan statement showing loan proceeds
- Royalty income statement or 1099-MISC
- Proof of bonus/incentive payments
- Proof of severance pay
- Pay stub indicating sick pay
- Letter, deposit, or other proof of deferred compensation payments
- Pay stub indicating substitute/assistant pay
- Pay stub indicating vacation pay
- Proof of residuals
- Letter, deposit, or other proof of travel/business reimbursement pay
