Can Financial Aid Office find out from IRS how much you made last year?

Paying for College
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<p>Can Financial Aid Office find out from IRS how much you made last year?</p>

<p>I declared that I and my father made $0 last year and planning to say that we are not required to file 2005 tax since we made less than $10,000. How does this work? Any advice would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>So did you and your father actually make $0 last year, or is that just what you reported on your financial aid? I would think they would be able to find out through Social Security matches if there were any wages/funds paid to you through W-2 forms, 1099’s, etc.</p>

<p>If you actually made $0 you shouldn’t have anything to worry about…</p>

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<p>You’re supposed to put how much you actually earned. There’s another option to tell them if you will not file. And yes, they can check through W-2s and 1099s…</p>

<p>I’d go make a correction very soon.</p>

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<p>If you actually made 0 you wouldn’t be asking this question, ya know?</p>

<p>The answer is yes, they can find out.</p>