<p>*The OP stated clearly:
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I do expense a car, gas, phone
So your assumption, M2CK, that
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There could be a host of other deductions that the OP took… a portion of home mortgage/rent, a portion of electricity/water/gas, depreciation of various things, hotels, restaurant, plane trips, etc.
is utterly unwarranted, as is your statement that it is “offensive” for the OP’s son to receive a Pell grant.</p>
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<p>Unwarranted? Ha! You stated that I had “failed to address” as to why Emory might think that the family’s income is higher. So, I provided other possible deductions or reasons. Jeez! lol </p>
<p>and, again, the OP stated that her H’s business had a loss. It’s not out of the imagination to believe that Emory didn’t consider some of his deductions are real losses…hence maybe some “income” was believed to be there.</p>
<p>And, I stand by my point that if a business owner is deducting a number of expenses fully that are partly personal and that brings the income down to Pell levels, then that is a problem. </p>
<p>The point I was making about not really living on $22k income is that you’re deducting things that get you to that point that regular folks aren’t deducting…car, gas, phone…so if you those back in (proportion that’s personal), the total number isn’t $22k. </p>
<p>As for being a “taxpayer too”, I’m curious what the federal tax owed would be on a family of 4 with an AGI of $22k? Unless I’m wrong, it’s either 0 or super low.</p>