Student File Tax Returns?
Does a student have to file tax returns for FAFSA when their income is only $1,700 for the year?
View ArticleMore than Ten Schools on FAFSA
Is it possible to list more than ten schools on the FAFSA? I have ten there now and it won't let me add aoither.
View ArticleSAIC tuition cost?
So I got accepted EA to SAIC a little while ago, and it's my second choice behind Cooper Union for whom I am completing that god forsaken hometest as we speak. SAIC offered me 63k over the 4 years, but...
View ArticleHampshire wants FAFSA on February 1??
Anyone else find this ridiculous? My parents didn't even have their taxes done by then and I definitely don't know how to do taxes, so I couldn't really do it for them. I guess if there's a question in...
View ArticleIDOC questions
Can someone clear up my confusion about how IDOC works? Some of my son's schools say they want tax returns by 2/15. I started doing our taxes w/ TurboTax but I'm still waiting for tax statements....
View Articlesummer abroad and taxes
For tax purposes, how does a summer abroad program work? Is transportation considered as a QEE? How about extra education abroad fees charged by the school?
View ArticleIs there a good reason to NOT do the FAFSA?
It's probably too late to undo what is done, but our EFC is much higher then we can afford to the point of possibly making college a no go for my son. So here's the question up for debate. He is a...
View Article1098-T Turbotax question
This is our first year with this form. I copied it into Turbotax, but Turbotax is telling me both Box 1 and 2 cannot be filled in. They are filled in on the form from the college and differ by $4,000....
View ArticleAdvice for scholarship competition interview
My daughter is attending a scholarship day at Capital University on Friday. It's a scholarship for multicultural students who meet their academic requirements, and consists of a committee interview and...
View ArticleGeneral Question
I'm currently a high school junior, and in researching colleges, I have a question as far as scholarships go. I'm a pretty good student (#2 in my class, 4,0 UW GPA with mostly honors and AP classes,...
View ArticleSocial Security Survivor Benefits and the CSS Profile
I've explored some threads on this topic but they are a bit dated and I was wondering if anyone out there had updated information on the subject. My children and I all receive SS survivor benefits....
View ArticleNon Custodial Deadline Missed
The deadlines for Boston University and University of Chicago is Feb 1 and I can't get a hold of my dad. We don't really talk and I've told him the deadline is today for non custodial CSS. He hasn't...
View ArticleIn desperate need of help!!
Hey guys, i haven't slept for the past two days ever since i found out my problem. Basically, last semester i dropped 2 classes out of 4 due to the concern of receiving a C- in the class. I have...
View ArticleThe $71 Billion Parent Loan Problem
The huge load of student debt outstanding gets most attention, particularly debt incurred by students at for-profit schools who never complete a degree or who earn one but can't find releveant...
View ArticleBooks and AOTC
I know you can include the cost of required books for the AOTC tax credit? My D's school has a "textbook buyback" at the end of the semester and they paid her cash for some of her books. There is no...
View ArticleFAFSA and small business??
OK, this is embarrassing, but I have no idea what I'm doing. We had a college consultant for our oldest child, and he filled out the FAFSA for us. I thought we had to do something extra since we own a...
View ArticleAGI vs. Wages vs. Scholarships on FAFSA
My AGI from my 1040A is $11,011. $734 of that amount is from a job and the rest is taxable scholarships and grants. When FAFSA asks me to input my wages, tips, etc. from line 7 or whichever it is on...
View ArticleUpdating CSS Profile?
I filled out the css profile using estimates of my parents' 2014 taxes/income. Now I know I have to send updates to the colleges I applied to by printing out the css profile acknowledgement and writing...
View ArticleFAFSA and American Opportunity tax credit?
How does the american opportunity affect my fafsa application? I currently can file under my parents and receive the full $2500 or file on my on and receive $1000. But will I receive less money or have...
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