25 CFR § 20.311 - What amounts will the Bureau deduct from earned income?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s20.311"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 20.311 - What amounts will the Bureau deduct from earned income?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "20.311"
section_name: "What amounts will the Bureau deduct from earned income?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "20"
part_name: "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 13; Pub. L. 93-638; Pub. L. 98-473; Pub. L. 102-477; Pub. L. 104-193; Pub. L. 105-83."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "20"
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# 20.311 What amounts will the Bureau deduct from earned income?
(a) The social services worker will deduct the following amounts from earned income:
(1) Other federal, state, and local taxes;
(2) Social Security (FICA);
(3) Health insurance;
(4) Work related expenses, including reasonable transportation costs;
(5) Child care costs for children under the age of 6 except where the other parent in the home is unemployed and physically able to care for the children; and
(6) The cost of special clothing, tools, and equipment directly related to the individual's employment.
(b) For self-employed individuals, the social services worker will deduct the costs of conducting business and all of the amounts in paragraph (a) of this section.