Estimating Your Income

When you apply for lower costs in the Marketplace, you’ll need to estimate your income for 2014.

You can start by adding up the following items for:

• You and your spouse, if you are married and will file a joint tax return 
• Any dependents who make enough money to be required to file a tax return 

For each of the following sources, estimate what your income will be in 2014:

• Wages 
• Salaries 
• Tips 
• Net income from any self-employment or business (generally the amount of money you take in from your business minus your business expenses) 
• Unemployment compensation 
• Social Security payments, including disability payments--but not Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
• Alimony 

Other items to include when estimating your 2014 income are: retirement income, investment income, pension income, rental income, and other taxable income such as prizes, awards, and gambling winnings.

DON’T include the following: 

• Child support 
• Gifts 
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
• Veterans’ disability payments 
• Workers’ compensation 

For more information on reporting your income, see IRS Publication 525.

More information is available on our website at www.CreeekstoneBenefits.com.