HCCP EXAMS SCRIPT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Who do we count in the house hold? - ✔✔Children who are Temporarily absent and
placed in foster home
In joint custody who are present 50% of time
Away at school who live with family during school breaks
Being adopted
Unborn
Members temporarily away
Members in rehab
Future spouse or roommate
✔✔Who do we NOT include - ✔✔Live in attendants
✔✔Define a live in attendant - ✔✔A person who resides with one or more elderly
persons or persons with disabilities
Is determined to be essential to care of the persons
Not obligated for the support of the persons and will NOT contribute materially to the
household
Would not be living in the unit except to probed necessary supportive services
✔✔Annual income - ✔✔Earned income + unearned income + income from assets
before any deductions are taken ( gross income)
✔✔Unearned income - ✔✔Benefit income, unemployment income
✔✔Earned income - ✔✔Income from jobs or wages
✔✔When subtracting members - ✔✔Wait until next recertification date
, ✔✔When adding new members - ✔✔Verify and add the new members income to the
most recent certification. Apply the available unit rule if applicable to new household
income
✔✔There are 3 basic types of verification available in order of preference - ✔✔1. Third
party verification from the source ( written or oral)
2. Review of documentation supplied by applicant
3. Family certification by household written statement
✔✔If third party verification cannot be gathered or employer will not cooperate... -
✔✔Current, complete, and unaltered original documents are allowed
✔✔40 hours a week, hourly pay by - ✔✔2,080
✔✔Weekly wages - ✔✔52
✔✔Bi weekly wages - ✔✔26
✔✔Semi monthly wages - ✔✔24
✔✔Monthly wages - ✔✔12
✔✔When a raise is indicated on the verification of employment - ✔✔Use the effective
date of the raise and the date of the certification in the calculation
✔✔Completed IRS 1040 schedules C, E, F - ✔✔C- business income
E- rental income
F- farm income
✔✔AUR - ✔✔Available Unit Rule - applies separately to each building
✔✔AIT - ✔✔Average Income Test - established Oct 2022
✔✔Unit Fraction - ✔✔Number of low income units divided by total number of units
✔✔Square Footage - ✔✔Sq feet of low income units divided by total sq feet
✔✔Qualified Basis - ✔✔Eligible Basis x Applicable Fraction
* 60% = .6
* Example 750,000 x .6 = 450,000
✔✔Annual Credit - ✔✔Qualified Basis x Credit Percentage
* 9% is equivalent to .09
* example 450,000 x .09 = 40,500
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Who do we count in the house hold? - ✔✔Children who are Temporarily absent and
placed in foster home
In joint custody who are present 50% of time
Away at school who live with family during school breaks
Being adopted
Unborn
Members temporarily away
Members in rehab
Future spouse or roommate
✔✔Who do we NOT include - ✔✔Live in attendants
✔✔Define a live in attendant - ✔✔A person who resides with one or more elderly
persons or persons with disabilities
Is determined to be essential to care of the persons
Not obligated for the support of the persons and will NOT contribute materially to the
household
Would not be living in the unit except to probed necessary supportive services
✔✔Annual income - ✔✔Earned income + unearned income + income from assets
before any deductions are taken ( gross income)
✔✔Unearned income - ✔✔Benefit income, unemployment income
✔✔Earned income - ✔✔Income from jobs or wages
✔✔When subtracting members - ✔✔Wait until next recertification date
, ✔✔When adding new members - ✔✔Verify and add the new members income to the
most recent certification. Apply the available unit rule if applicable to new household
income
✔✔There are 3 basic types of verification available in order of preference - ✔✔1. Third
party verification from the source ( written or oral)
2. Review of documentation supplied by applicant
3. Family certification by household written statement
✔✔If third party verification cannot be gathered or employer will not cooperate... -
✔✔Current, complete, and unaltered original documents are allowed
✔✔40 hours a week, hourly pay by - ✔✔2,080
✔✔Weekly wages - ✔✔52
✔✔Bi weekly wages - ✔✔26
✔✔Semi monthly wages - ✔✔24
✔✔Monthly wages - ✔✔12
✔✔When a raise is indicated on the verification of employment - ✔✔Use the effective
date of the raise and the date of the certification in the calculation
✔✔Completed IRS 1040 schedules C, E, F - ✔✔C- business income
E- rental income
F- farm income
✔✔AUR - ✔✔Available Unit Rule - applies separately to each building
✔✔AIT - ✔✔Average Income Test - established Oct 2022
✔✔Unit Fraction - ✔✔Number of low income units divided by total number of units
✔✔Square Footage - ✔✔Sq feet of low income units divided by total sq feet
✔✔Qualified Basis - ✔✔Eligible Basis x Applicable Fraction
* 60% = .6
* Example 750,000 x .6 = 450,000
✔✔Annual Credit - ✔✔Qualified Basis x Credit Percentage
* 9% is equivalent to .09
* example 450,000 x .09 = 40,500
