<p>my mom just switched companies in July. So she has W2 forms for both her old and new company. Now I know FASFA asks for your parents' total income for the year, so do I add up both her salaries from those companies to put on the form? Sorry this is a stupid question. Any advice would help!</p>
<p>You basically just add up all the income for the year although you should wait till they file . Just file “Will file” for now until you get a completed 1040 then go back into FAFSA and edit. Your initial EFC won’t be correct but by the time you need aid packages you should be fine for them.</p>
<p>You could also estimate their income for the year to get a more accurate EFC score. or just put in what they made last year if it’s pretty close to this year but still fill in as Will file</p>
<p>The FAFSA salary is based on the income tax papers so technically if your mom completed her 2009 taxes than couldnt you use the salary from there ? It should be this way because there is no telling how long your mom will keep this job or whatever variables. I guess the one exception would be if your moms salary actually went down significantly… but i’m no expert on FAFSA.</p>