FAFSA - Tax information after marital change

bartleleum
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 00:17:32 +0000

My parents were divorced this year (2018) and the information that the FAFSA requires is from 2016. I began to fill out the tax information for my mother because I primarily live with her. It tells me to subtract her income from my father’s (which makes her AGI a very small amount. Not sure if this will raise red flags or something) but then it asks for her exemptions and income tax. All of her income is from her self-employed business so we know the exact amount she made. How do we find her income tax based on this and does self-employment tax have anything to do with it? I can’t find any answers on the FAFSA help pages or FAQ.
I’m a senior in high school filling out the FAFSA for the first time, by the way.

Thanks guys.