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See your mortgage qualifying income three ways: the way a conventional lender reads your tax returns, the way a bank statement lender reads your deposits, and the way a P&L lender reads a CPA-prepared profit and loss. Then see the housing payment each one supports.
1. Tax returns (Schedule C)
Add-backs: depreciation, depletion, business use of home and amortization from your Schedule C. If the most recent year is lower, lenders usually use that year instead of the average.
2. Bank statements
3. CPA-prepared P&L
Your debts and payment budget
Estimate only. Lenders differ in add-backs, expense factors, which deposits count and maximum DTI. The housing payment includes principal, interest, taxes, insurance and any HOA dues.
Tax returns. A conventional lender starts with your Schedule C net profit, then adds back deductions that didn’t cost you cash, mainly depreciation, depletion, business use of your home and amortization. It usually averages two years. If your income dropped, it typically uses the lower, more recent year, and a steep decline can stop the loan entirely. Fannie Mae’s full version of this is the Form 1084 cash-flow analysis, which covers more line items and other business structures; this calculator uses the most common Schedule C add-backs.
Bank statements. A bank statement lender averages 12 or 24 months of deposits, removes transfers and other non-business money, applies an expense factor (often 50% on business accounts) and multiplies by your ownership share. Personal statements are often counted without an expense factor. See business vs personal statements.
P&L. A P&L lender uses the net income on a profit-and-loss statement prepared by a CPA, enrolled agent or licensed preparer, usually covering 12 or 24 months, adjusted for your ownership. Many also ask for a CPA letter.
Same business, three answers, and the highest is about double the tax-return figure. That gap is exactly why non-QM programs exist. At a 45% DTI with $800 of other debts, the P&L income supports a total housing payment of about $8,950 a month.
As an independent mortgage broker working with 20+ wholesale lenders, Save Financial runs all three for your real numbers and shows you which program, and which lender, gives the best result. Price every option that qualifies you: in today’s market, non-QM pricing has often been more competitive than borrowers expect.
On a conventional loan, lenders start with the net profit on your tax returns, add back non-cash deductions such as depreciation, depletion and business use of your home, and usually average two years. If income dropped, they typically use the lower, more recent year. Non-QM lenders instead average bank deposits or use a CPA-prepared P&L.
No. Fannie Mae’s Form 1084 cash-flow analysis covers many more line items and business types. This calculator applies the most common Schedule C add-backs to give a quick estimate; a lender’s full analysis may differ.
Tax returns reflect every deduction you take, including write-offs that don’t reduce your cash. Bank statement loans start from deposits and subtract an expense factor instead, which often produces a higher qualifying income for business owners with heavy write-offs.
Many lenders default to 50% on business bank statements. Some use lower factors for certain businesses or accept a CPA letter showing your actual expense ratio. Personal statements are often counted with no expense factor.
No. It is an estimate. Approval depends on the lender, your credit, reserves, the property and the full file. Call us to run your actual numbers against current programs.
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