<p>blueb:</p>
<p>THanks!</p>
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<blockquote> <p>fafsa automatically considers FICA>></p> </blockquote>
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<p>Interesting...I am a teacher in a state where teachers do not contribute to social security but MUST contribute to the state teachers retirement. How does the fafsa deal with this situation?</p>
<p>I am guessing that "forced contributions" to retirement are excluded as they are not available for you to spend as income.</p>