Types of documents accepted by state

Income from a job

• Paycheck stubs showing employee information, pay date or pay period, and gross amount of pay, for the 4 weeks prior to the date listed on your notice. 

• 1040 federal or state tax return from the previous year if representative of attested income. 

• Wages and tax statement (W-2 and/or 1099, including 1099 MISC, 1099G, 1099R, 1099SSA, 1099DIV, 1099SS, 1099INT) showing first/last name, income amount, year, and employer name (if applicable). 

• A signed earning statement from your employer showing first/last name, company contact information and gross pay information, signed by the employer and dated. 

NOTE: If you are seasonally employed, any of the proofs above should include information about the duration of your employment. 

Self-Employment Income 

• Self-Employment ledger documentation showing first/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 (can be a Schedule C, the most recent quarterly or year-to-date profit and loss statement, or a self-employment ledger). 

• 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 timesheets and receipt of payroll, if you have employees 

• Most recent quarterly or year-to-date profit and loss statement 

Social Security Disability or Retirement Benefits

• Award letter/certificate dated within the last year 

• Annual benefit statement 

• Correspondence from the Social Security Administration with your award status (denied, award amount, still pending) 

Rental Income 

• Rent checks or rental payment receipts 

• Current lease 

• Signed letter from tenant with monthly rent amount 

• Filed tax return if representative of attested rental income 

Other Sources of Income 

• Agricultural income certificate 

• Alimony received: court order stating alimony amount or signed statement from individual providing alimony with amount and frequency. 

• Annuity statement 

• Bank or investment fund statement 

• Cost of living adjustment letter and other benefit verification notices 

• Farm Income (See acceptable proof of “Self-Employment Income” listed above) 

• Foreign-Earned Income (See acceptable proof of “Income from a Job” listed above) 

• Gambling Income: Form W-2G 

• Interests and dividends income statement 

• Letter, deposit, or other proof of deferred compensation payments 

• Letter, deposit, or other proof of travel/business reimbursement pay 

• Loan statement showing loan proceeds 

• Military Leave and Earnings statement 

• Pay stub indicating sick pay 

• Pay stub indicating substitute/assistant pay 

• Pay stub indicating vacation pay 

• Prizes, settlements, and awards, including court-ordered awards letter 

• Proof of bonus/incentive payments 

• Proof of gifts and contributions 

• Proof of inheritances in cash or property 

• Proof of residuals 

• Proof of severance pay 

• Proof of strike pay and other benefits from unions 

• Rental, real estate, royalties, partnerships, S-Corps, trusts: rent checks or rental payment receipts, current lease, signed letter from tenant with monthly rental amount, royalty checks, or financial record of payment from trusts 

• Royalty income statement or 1099-MISC 

• Sales receipts or other proof of money received from the sale, exchange, or replacement of things you own 

• Statement of pension distribution from any government or private source 

• Worker’s compensation letter