yeah, not trying to bad mouth him or anything...he does what he has to do for our fam, but he owes like $50,000 in taxes. I'm a little lost when it comes to what kinds of taxes are what...I know that he pays taxes out of his check each week...I think the ones that hes not paying are the ones you file in april.
I guess they said that he owedtaxes on the $200,000 he grossed that year, not the $40,000 that he took home, which came to $50,000 (somehow)
so, my point: can I even file the fafsa knowing that? Where I will be going to college is 20 mins away from my father...and I'm about 1500 miles away from him right now in hs.
he files each year...can I use him on the fafsa and not my stepdad, even though he only pays about 15% of what my expenses are as a dependant each month? Realistically, I figure that would get me more aid (he makes like $12,000/yr), however, are the "fafsa people" niiave enough to belive that my father who lives on the ohter side of the country is (continued)
2006-08-04 07:14:53 · 3 answers · asked by ... 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
the one who provided the most for me (he pays $140/mo in child support...if that might matter)?
thx!
2006-08-04 07:16:22 · update #1
response#1:
I was looking at the 05/06 paper booklet thingie that has like 1/5 of the fafsa questions on it and it had places for your step parents info on it
2006-08-04 07:28:42 · update #2
response 2: also, I'm only getting $5,000 (for 4 years) in student loans...oh yeah, and as it is, I have a fradulant credit score, so theres no way that I can file for an independant loan. The rest of the the aid will be through scholarships, grants, and work study
2006-08-04 07:31:42 · update #3
who do you live with? the fafsa people tax into consideration what your stepdad owes too. not just what he makes. talk to the financial aide people about this. go into the office of your universiy. don't give your name but explain your situation.they will give you advice and tell you what will happen
2006-08-04 08:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet is to call the college's financial aid office and talk to them about it. But i would think that you would put your two parents on the fasfa, not a step parent. Not positive though
2006-08-04 07:20:27 · answer #2 · answered by cmp8423 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you apply for a loan just under your name, you should be fine. Your dad's mistakes should have nothing to do with getting student loans. They will be your own responsibility once you graduate.
2006-08-04 07:24:01 · answer #3 · answered by magerk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋