Should I Change FAFSA

Cicada
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:01:52 +0000

Hello,

We completed our taxes using the information we had available and submitted the FAFSA and CSS (one of the schools had a February 1st deadline). We did not file the taxes–we were waiting until the IRS finalized the tax forms in mid-February. Since completing the FAFSA we have discovered some errors. We received a 1099 on February 2nd for a whopping $84 in dividends that were not included on FAFSA. In constrast, we included $8 in interest income (based on online info) and never received a 1099 from the bank. I now think they probably do not send 1099’s for amounts that small. Should I change the FAFSA to reflect these things? What do I do about the CSS? The amounts are not large so should I bother? Will changes delay things?

Am I over thinking this? This stuff makes me realy nervous!

Thanks!

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