<p>On the FAFSA, you only have to list business net worth for businesses with at least 100 employees. Doesn’t sound like your father’s store fits that description. </p>
<p>See: [FinAid</a> | Financial Aid Applications | Small Business Exclusion](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org/fafsa/smallbusiness.phtml]FinAid”>http://www.finaid.org/fafsa/smallbusiness.phtml)</p>
<p>You still have to report your father’s net income from his business for 2009. The eviction is likely to cause a big loss of income in 2010 – so I would suggest that you write a letter to the financial aid department of your college (or the colleges you are applying to), explaining the circumstances. This is something that might fit into the category of “professional judgment” that might allow some colleges to make special adjustments for you – you are in a somewhat similar position to a kid with a parent who has received notice they are being laid off. There are no guarantees, but there always is a possibility that some colleges may take the factors into consideration. But it would not impact the way you fill out the FAFSA.</p>