How do you show proof of income if you are self-employed in the USA?

[charlis1221]

How do you show proof of income if you are self-employed in the USA?

[GApeachy]

Tax Returns, Profit & Loss Stmt., 3 (avg) months Bank Stmts.

[ShanetheMortgageMan]

In addition to the traditional method of using tax returns to calculate self-employment income there are also loan programs that will use anywhere from 3 to 24 months of bank statements and add up all business related deposits to come up with a monthly income average.