---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 20.311"
title: "25"
number: "20.311"
heading: "What amounts will the Bureau deduct from earned income?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/20.311"
---

# §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)](#a) of this section.

## Notes

### Authority

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.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.