poverty guidelines

[venusfire503 54]

Hi everyone!

I just have a curious question about the guidelines. I understand how to figure out how much income is needed, based on household size. What I don't understand is how to determine what amount is considered income. Is it wages, total income, adjusted gross income, or some other number? In other words, on a 1040 form, would it be line 7, line 22, line 37, or something else? I know on my tax return, those numbers vary quite a bit, and some are above the poverty level, and some are below.

Thanks!

venusfire

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Hi everyone!

I just have a curious question about the guidelines. I understand how to figure out how much income is needed, based on household size. What I don't understand is how to determine what amount is considered income. Is it wages, total income, adjusted gross income, or some other number? In other words, on a 1040 form, would it be line 7, line 22, line 37, or something else? I know on my tax return, those numbers vary quite a bit, and some are above the poverty level, and some are below.

Thanks!

venusfire

line 22.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Hi everyone!

I just have a curious question about the guidelines. I understand how to figure out how much income is needed, based on household size. What I don't understand is how to determine what amount is considered income. Is it wages, total income, adjusted gross income, or some other number? In other words, on a 1040 form, would it be line 7, line 22, line 37, or something else? I know on my tax return, those numbers vary quite a bit, and some are above the poverty level, and some are below.

Thanks!

venusfire

If the sponsor filed a 1040 or 1040A then it's total income. If the sponsor filed a 1040EZ then it's AGI. This is covered in the I-864 instructions.

[venusfire503 54]

Thank you both so much. Not sure how I missed that ........

venusfire