Countable vs. Non-Countable Income
The types of countable and non-countable income used to determine eligibility for Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Medicaid (MA). Dependents’ income should only be counted if the dependent is required to file taxes.
Countable Income
– Wages, Salaries, tips, bonuses, awards
– Income derived from gifts/inheritances
– Interest income (taxable and non-taxable)
– Farm income
– Ordinary dividends
– Alimony / Spousal support
– Business income
– Capital gains
– IRA distributions
– Pension and annuities
– Unemployment compensation
– Social Security beneifits (taxable and non-taxable)
– Railroad retirement
– Gambling winnings
– Jury duty payments
– Foreign earned income
– Rental income
– Lump sum income (Retro Social Security/Railroad Retirement)
– State agency payments received for child care
– Waiverpayments issues to individual care providers received for a non-household member (related or unrelated)
– Oil leases/mineral rights
– Partnerships/S-Corporations
– Any remaining portion of a lump sum payment awarded for wrongful death, personal injury, damaged, or loss of property not excluded for tax purposes
– Trust income
Non-Countable Income
– SSI benefits
– Social security benefits of dependents
– TANF (KTAP) benefits
– Veteran’s disability benefits
– Veteran’s pension benefits
– Vetran’s education benefits
– Military allowances
– Employer reimbursement for mileage, meals, etc.
– Earned income tax credits
– Worker’s compensation
– Employer contributions to certain pretax benefits funded by an employee’s elective salary reduction, such as amounts for a flexible spending account or contributions to a retirement account.
– Fringe benefits provided on a pretax basis by an employer.
– Child suppoet received
– Foster care and adoption assistance payments
– Education scholarships, awards, fellowship grants
– Loans
– Federal Work Study income
– Wages of minors
– Gifts and inheritances
– Waiver payments issues to individual care providers received for a household member (related or unrelated)
– Black lung benefits
– Cash rebates from a dealer or manufacturer
– Refugee cash assistance
– Native American benefits and payments
– Income from a sponsor for a sponsored immigrant
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