Changed Income for FAFSA/CSS

arithmetic
Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:41:32 +0000

Hello!

I am currently filling out the FAFSA and CSS forms for my college apps, but want to make sure that a crucial change in my family’s situation is known to colleges.

One of my parents retired partway through the last tax year (2018), and that was the major source of income for my family. Because my family’s income will be SIGNIFICANTLY lower this year, I would like to know how to include that information in the FAFSA and CSS.

If it is not possible to use that new information on the FAFSA and CSS, what should I do? Should in the 2018 information and contact my colleges about it? And if so, when should I contact them?

Thank you!