<p>My parents are both self employed so they have fees associated with their work. On college forms, if they ask for total household income, does it mean after the deductions of these work-related expenses and before taxes?</p>
<p>I think there are line item references you can use to figure out which box from the tax return goes in.</p>
<p>Maybe this link will help you.
<a href=“FAFSA - question by question explanation - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums”>FAFSA - question by question explanation - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums;
<p>Be aware that for self employed, if they have deductions for some expenses, the schools will add some of those back in. You might want to search the forum for discussion of this.</p>