Whether losses from the appellant's self-employment must be treated as deductible expenses or otherwise reduce the determining income in the supplemental benefits calculation.
No. Business losses from self-employment are not among the recognized expenses under Art. 10 LPC and cannot be deducted from determining income.
For self-employed work, the determining income is assessed from gross receipts less general overhead; only the expense items exhaustively listed in Art. 10 LPC may be recognized. Accepting operating losses would shift business financing to the supplemental benefits scheme, which the statute does not provide for.