fafsa - help with a question

Paying for College
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<p>i was wondering how do the government know what u fill out in the online version of the fafsa is true. I can’t seem to find where u can certify that ur information is real.</p>

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<p>Each year random FAFSA forms are chosen for verification. If you are chosen (our family has been “chosen” every year), you must provide ALL of your supporting documents including W-2 forms, 1099 forms, signed and completed tax returns, and any other verification to support the information that you put on the FAFSA. Just a reminder that falsifying the info on the fafsa is fraud…and not only would you jeopardize any finaid awards if you were not honest, but you would most likely have the college(s) rescind your acceptance.</p>

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<p>^ so to make sure u dont have to send/fax anything to certify [unless u are chosen] am i correct?</p>

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<p>You don’t send it to FAFSA- or college board, you send it to the school where you will attend.
We have sent a official ( signed) copy of our 1040 forms and w-2s every year to the school, wait until they tell you to & by that point you should have your correct numbers from taxes</p>

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<p>Is it a big deal if you are off by a couple of thousand in your estimate of earnings for the past year? I won’t even get a paystub never mind a 1099 til mid january, and don’t want to wait until then to file the fafsa.</p>

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<p>you can always amend the FAFSA when you have the final numbers, but most people can use their last paystub received in Dec to give fairly accurate estimates</p>

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<p>blah: When you sign the FAFSA I believe you are certifying that what you have put down is true, under penalty of law. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/faq010.htm[/url]”>http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/faq010.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yeah-- complete the FAFSA soon, in time to meet your schools deadlines. ESTIMATE the income and other numbers for '06. Estimate income conservatively. Indicate that you “will file taxes.” Then, after taxes are done, correct the FAFSA online. Change it to “have filed taxes.” It’s easy, common, and pretty much expected. </p>

<p>The school won’t finalize your aid offer until the FAFSA is corrected with actual numbers.</p>