Filing Taxes, Illegal Parents, FAFSA help

PrimeMeridian
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 22:46:01 +0000

my dad hasn’t filed taxes in a couple years. If he was to file them now would he get into any major trouble for not filing them? Also, would he have to pay the taxes as well or would just filing them be enough?

Paying back taxes is between your parents & the IRS, not between you & the school. The school wants to see the tax return forms only if you are applying for FA.

When applying to a school, you have the option of not filling out a FAFSA form at all. Lots of families don’t fill out the FAFSA-- of course, that would mean not being eligible for any need-based FA. However, if you’ve got great stats, merit-money is another option to consider.

No, they don’t have a SSN. Would paying all the accumulated tax fees settle the situation?

Won’t filing a tax return without a SSN number signal to the feds that your dad is working in the US without a work visa?