Which income figures used for affidavit I-864?

[miamiparis 0]

I am the sponsor of a green card for my mum.

USCIS sent me a Request for Initial Evidence letter (I-485).

I don't meet the income requirements (I'm self employed) so I will add the assets of my mum and me.

It has asked for bank statements for the last 12 months of my mum, evidence of property ownership for my mum and me, recent licensed appraisal and any mortgage/lien release for my mum and me.

I filed my tax return jointly with my wife.

For the Total income on page 6 of form I-864, I reported an adjusted gross income of $8,679.

But since then, my latest tax return was made by a professional and the number increased so I need to add that updated tax return of the documents.

Because of the new tax return and the new values (higher) from 2 licensed appraisals, I also want to include updated pages 5 and 6 of form I-864, to show the real values and to show that it beats more easily the minimum required.

The problem as a self-employed filing jointly, I'm not sure what to write for the Total income on page 6 of form I-864.

Should I write the adjusted gross income (line 37 of form 1040) which is now $10,918, or the total income (line 22 of form 1040) which is $11,748, or the net profit or loss from business (Line 31 of Schedule C) which is $9,948.

I believe that it should be the net profit because it takes into account my business expenses and it doesn't take into account the money my wife earned. But I'm not sure.

Even if I take the net profit into account, my mum would easily meet the minimum required (because of good assets in the USA).

So what income figure should I write?

[Pitaya 2,577]

~Moved from Family-based AOS to WST-based AOS Forum~

~adjusting from H3 visa~

[miamiparis 0]

I don't know why you moved it to Work, Student, & Tourist Visas. It's not the case. I am sponsoring my mum for the green card because she is my mum, so it's family related.