<p>i just resumbitted my fafsa with my corrections but i was thinking it would go down. it went from 3656 to 4103 and i need the pell grant.</p>
<li><p>the only things i changed was that i didn’t file my taxes like i thought i was. had to change at the last moment.</p></li>
<li><p>how much my mother got from taxes in 2007, changed it from 3,000 to 1,000</p></li>
<li><p>that we had three exemptions instead of two.</p></li>
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<p>i think that is all i changed. did i do anything wrong. also this time my sar or efc whatever you call no longer has this * beside it so do i have to send in the verification sheets that my college sent to me still.</p>
<p>What do you mean "how much your mother got from taxes"?</p>
<p>If you mean she paid $1,000 in taxes instead of $3,000 then that would account for the EFC going up as it would mean she had more money left from her income.</p>
<p>its the amount she got from her income taxes last year.</p>
<p>I think you put the amount she paid in taxes.</p>
<p>It doesn't ask you how much your refund was....</p>
<p>OK - still confused. The reason I am confused is that most people don't get money from their income taxes - they pay money. Let me ask you another way. Which line are you talking about on the FAFSA form? </p>
<p>Question 79 on the FAFSA? Question 79 is the Adjusted Gross Income. It comes from line 37 on the 1040 tax form if your Mom filed a 1040 (or if she filed a 1040A line 21, or a 1040EZ line 4]</p>
<p>or are you talking about FAFSA question 80? Question 80 is the Income tax paid. It comes from line 57 on the 1040 (or line 35 on 1040A, or line 10 on 1040ez).</p>
<p>question 80.
when you say paid does that mean actually pay or what you got from your tax returns. because thats what i put. because we have never had to pay. we always got a return</p>
<p>just because you got a tax return doesn't mean you didn't pay any taxes. Very few adults have no tax liability.</p>
<p>If you have your parent's tax return line 57 is what you use for tax paid. Not the amount on the w-2</p>
<p>FAFSA Question 80 is the taxes you actually ended up liable for for the year. As I said - line 57 on your 1040. (or appropriate lines for other tax returns).</p>
<p>During the year taxes are deducted by your employer based on an estimate. When you do your tax return you enter all your income for the year (W2s, Interest etc) then your total tax liability for the year is calculated and appears on line 57.That is the figure that must be reported in question 80.</p>
<p>The tax return then goes on to see if you overpaid or underpaid your taxes. If you overpaid your taxes you get a refund. If you underpaid them you pay more. FAFSA does not care about your refund or how much tax you owe. It cares about the Income tax you should have ended up paying for the year. Not your refund. Not what you owe now. Your actual liability.</p>
<p>ok well i what was on line 57 for that question. its one of the things i changed.</p>
<p>Well that is probably where your increase in EFC is coming from. The FAFSA formula takes the Income figure and deducts the tax number from it to get to an available income figure. If you estimated your Mom's tax liability was $3000 and it ended up being only $1,000 then only $1,000 is deducted from income instead of $3000 - it is effectively a $2000 increase in available income. </p>
<p>More available income = higher EFC</p>
<p>ok thanks for the help</p>