Can I "Wave" My Earnings on the Aid Forms?

Paying for College
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I earned around 1800 this summer from doing enviornmental research, but my parents want me to put that I earned 0 dollars on both the CSS and FAFSA. I know that a lot of people escape the tax forms by earning this little, but do you think I’m fine if I don’t mention it in the aid forms? I’m afraid that, since I wrote an essay about my paid research on my applications, the financial aid office will be suspicious or something. </p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>StandingOut</p>

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<p>No you cannot ‘wave’ your earnings. You should not lie on FAFSA. It is a federal form. Lying on a federal form is a bad idea. $1800 will not hurt you anyway as a dependent student has @ $3,200 protected income before it has any affect on the EFC.</p>

<p>Also $1,800 earned is not enough for you to actually owe any taxes. If you had any taxes deduced you should file a tax return to get that tax refunded to you.</p>