ILR financial requirement self employment income

[Takasur]

Hi there,
Could anybody guide me plz about self emplyed income for ilr.my total income is about £22000/year without deducting any expenses and if i deduct expenses it goes down to £18600 threshold. So im wandering which income would be acceptable to home office for ilr financial requirement. Will they accept £22000 or other one?
Ta

[Casa]

For an ILR application where you are relying on self-employed income, the qualifying amount is after allowable business expenses have been deducted from the gross earnings. i.e the nett amount on which HMRC will calculate tax due.

Is your spouse employed?