<p>Finaid.org is a very reputable source, but sometimes I am not sure that they update their information when the feds clarify things. It is possible that the info on finaid.org was correct when it was written, but the verification guide has clarified it in a subsequent edition. Anyone can find the latest edition of the verification guide by going to [Federal</a> Student Aid - IFAP: Home](<a href=“http://www.ifap.ed.gov%5DFederal”>http://www.ifap.ed.gov). Click on Handbook on the right side. The current handbook is still 11-12 … financial aid professionals are verifying using the old guide, and if the new guide changes or clarifies things, they have to go back & make changes, if necessary. For example, in 11-12, the 10-11 guide was used until the new guide was published. Unfortunately, the guide did not state that the Making Work Pay credit had to be included in untaxed income (and the FAFSA did not state this, either). Somewhere along the line, the feds issued guidance to the financial aid community through a Dear Colleague letter … and we had to go back and re-verify what had already been verified. Fun stuff.</p>