<p>Our efc last year was 7800 based on income of fafsa line 83 Adjusted gross income 65k, 54k father, 1200 mother, and balance from unemployment. Submitted the fafsa yesterday for this year and efc has dramatically jumped to 14500. Line 83 this year 66023, 34k father, 9700 mother. Plus this year line 92 - 17k from disability, balance is from unemployment. The AGI is only 1k different yet the efc has jumped dramatically.
Help!
Thanks,LC</p>
<p>Are you saying your AGI was about the same, but this year you also had, in addition, 17K from non-taxable disability? Wouldnt you expect EFC to go up by a significant % of the additonal income (albeit non-taxable)?</p>
<p>No the AGI is about the same both years, 65k 2010 and 66k 2011. The disability is NOT in addition, it is part of the total. I’ve never had disability before. I entered this amount on line 92 other untaxed income or benefits.</p>
<p>Line 92 is UNTAXED INCOME. If the disability was taxed, do not not duplicate it. Disability income taxed does not belong on 92.</p>
<p>* Line 83 this year 66023, 34k father, 9700 mother. Plus this year line 92 - 17k from disability, balance is from unemployment. *</p>
<p>Are you saying that about $20k is from unemployment???</p>
<p>Anyway…some kinds of income can come under a different calculation since they don’t get payroll deductions and such.</p>
<p>I was thinking that the disability might count more than earned income of the same amount because there is no social security and medicare paid out of it (I assume). </p>
<p>let’s see if we can get this straight:</p>
<p>2010:
54K earned income dad
1.2K earned income mom</p>
<h2>9.8K unemployment</h2>
<p>65K</p>
<p>2011
34K earned dad
9.7K earned mom
17K disability</p>
<h2>5.3K unemployment</h2>
<p>66K</p>
<p>Make sure you have everything in the right place. It makes sense that you would have a lower EFC based on 2010 because your parents probably paid more SS/medicare and taxes than in 2011 when they have less earned income. But it doesn’t seem like the difference should be as much as it is, so definitely make sure you aren’t somehow double-counting anything (like the disability).</p>
<p>There will be an increase due to the lack of payroll taxes paid on the disability and unemployment, but I think the issue is reporting taxed disability as untaxed income. Read the directions for line 92 … it says UNTAXED disability. If it is on the tax return, it is TAXED. Update that line to 0, and you should see a change.</p>
<p>mathmomvt </p>
<p>Yes those are the figures exactly.</p>
<p>kelsmom
< If it is on the tax return, it is TAXED.>
Thanks, that makes everything clear to me.
I think my mistake was entering the disability on line 92. I made a fafsa correction taking this out and the efc is now 7k. </p>
<p>Thank you for all the quick replies and help!</p>
<p>Yea - it’s always nice when it works out in someone’s favor! :)</p>
<p>The veterans on this site are the best.</p>