when filling out a FASFA - when do you NOT have to include your parents info?

Question

Is it if you are a certain age?
if you arent claimed on their income taxes?
under what circumstances do you not have to enter your parents info on your fasfa application?

Thanks! That does seem unfair though.
I happen to have higher wages than my parents and file independant taxes. You would think that would qualify you as independant. geez

Answer 1

When you are not, by the IRS' definition, a DEPENDENT STUDENT.

A qualifying child is one who has an applicable relationship to taxpayer and who
• Has the same principal abode as taxpayer for more than half the year
• Is less than 19 at end of year or, if a student, less than 24 at end of year or disabled
• Provides less than half of own support

Answer 2

If you are at least 24, have a child, or are married. Other than that, you are still declared dependent. Even if you have been living on your own with no support from family since you were 18...you are still dependent until the above happens and need their info.

Answer 3

You must include your parent's information on your FAFSA form until you turn 24; even if you have been living on your own for a number of years you will still have to include your parent's income tax information on your FAFSA form until that age.

There are a couple of conditions that would cause you not to have to claim your parent's income tax information when you file your FAFSA; a couple of the conditions are listed below:

--24 or older at time of completing FAFSA
--Working on Master's or Doctorate degree
--Married at the time of completing FAFSA

For a complete list of the conditions that need to be met please visit the source below. Hope this helps you out!

Answer 4

You have to be a certain age, I think it is 24 or a veteran and not living in property owned by your parents. Sometimes you can get your parents info exempted if there are extenuating circumstances but it will be hard to get financial aid to even listen to your circumstances and even harder to convince them the exempt your parents info.

Answer 5

25

Answer 6

When you complete the FAFSA there are seven 'yes/no' questions you must answer. If you answer 'yes' to just one of the questions then, for financial aid purposes, you are considered independent and are not required to provide parental information. But if you answer 'no' to all seven then parent's information is required to be considered for aid. You can find a listing of the questions at http://www.finaid.org/calculators/dependency.phtml.

Answer 7

If you are 19, pregnant or married, you don't have to include your parent's information.

Answer 8

WHEN they dont claim you as a dependent!!!