<p>thanks, swim. We are a 2 parent family. Another question on EFC: is EFC dependent on AGI or taxable income?</p>
<p>In doing my taxes, I discovered that I could get a lower taxable income by filing the long form 1040 and doing itemization of deductions. However, I discovered that my refund was exactly the same as when I filed a 1040A even though with the latter I had a higher taxable income. In both cases the tax due was 0.</p>
<p>So I was wondering what would be better for our EFC, filing a 1040 and getting a lower taxable income ($6.6k), or doing a 1040A with a higher taxable income ($11.4k)? In either case our AGI is the same ($41.1k)</p>