FAFSA and Parents Income

4kidsdad
Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:06:30 +0000

op:

My mom files married but separate, will I be required to provide my stepdad’s income?

Do you mean that your mom’s filing status was Married Filing Separately on last year tax returns? If so, you mom was telling IRS that your mom & your step-dad were still married and not legally seperated.

I don’t know If FAFSA would let you claiming they were informallly seperated and omitting step-dad’s income.

Also, if your parents are married and filed taxes separately from other spouse, you will not be able to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool and will have to provide Income Tax Transcripts for your parents, if you were selected for verification.