There is a line in the CSS Profile that asks you to "Enter the amount your parents think they will be able to pay."
We have had a few discussions about this line. The links are listed below. If you read through them, you will find that no one has a good answer to this question. We are all guessing how or if this information is used by the schools. The consensus is to put a lower number than you can pay. Our family usually puts less than half of our EFC. Others put their EFC or the cost of an in state school.
This site is most easily searched with google. I found the following links by googling "Enter the amount your parents think they will be able to pay"
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1573670-css-how-much-can-we-pay-question.html
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/856909-enter-the-amount-your-parents-think-they-will-be-able-to-pay-for-college-expenses.html
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1811483-2015-16-css-profile-question-sr-160a-the-amount-your-parents-think-they-will-be-able-to-pay-p1.html
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1406919-css-amount-your-parents-think-they-will-be-able-to-pay-for-your-13-14-college.html
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