I've moved out and my mother still lists me as a dependent. For student aid reasons I need to file as an independent student, but she refuses to stop claiming me. what can I do?
2007-04-12 13:51:48 · 8 answers · asked by No12345 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
dependency status on a tax form and on the FAFSA are two different things completely. you have to be able to answer YES to at least one of the 8 dependency status questions on the FAFSA (including age over 24, married, dependent that you provide more than half support for, etc.) in order to be an independent student in the eyes of the department of education ("owners" of the FAFSA).
it is possible that you are a dependent student according to the FAFSA but you file your own taxes. but that does not make you an independent student.
however, just because you are a dependent student and need your parents information on your FAFSA, it does not mean that they are required to help you pay for college. it'd be great if they could and did, but that's not always the situation.
2007-04-12 14:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by penguinfan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To fill out financial aid as an independent, you need one of the following criteria:
Be over 24 years old
Be married
Have dependents (children) of your own
Otherwise she can still claim you and you can't file independent when filling out your FAFSA.
2007-04-12 14:17:00 · answer #2 · answered by theonlymaxsdream 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You can request an emancipation. It's a legal form that you fill out that says you're no longer a dependent, but I'm pretty sure your parent has to sign it.
2007-04-12 13:57:37 · answer #3 · answered by B.E. 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You don't need to do anything. You can claim yourself on your own tax return. If your mother insists on claiming you too, she is committing tax fraud.
2007-04-12 13:59:53 · answer #4 · answered by Larry 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So, you are 19. Where do you live? With mom? Somewhere else? How much do you pay in rent?
2016-05-18 22:00:25 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im going through the same thing when you find out let me know
2007-04-12 13:55:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's her problem. If you are an adult (18 & over), you can claim yourself as head of household, if you truly are.
2007-04-12 14:04:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
you can talk freely with them,. i think they will understand you
2007-04-12 16:16:59 · answer #8 · answered by john82hu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋