Cash "under the table"

thumper1
Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:33:36 +0000

she should declare the cash income that she was doing as opposed to a WS job? She does have an on-campus job this semester as well.



I’ll answer for myself…not Kelsmom. If this is regular income of any kind, she should report it on her taxes.

A work study job does not count on next year’s FAFSA as income…but a work study job IS taxable income for students…if they have more than a certain amount of income regardless of the source, they must file.

One year, our DD’s work study income added to her summer job exceeded the income threshold and she was required to file…including both her WS income AND her summer income.

So…for tax purposes…I do NOT believe there is a difference in the source of the income…WS or “other”. It’s income.

For FAFSA purposes, WS income doesn’t count.