Financial Aid calculator take into account pension?

Paying for College
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<p>I am filling out a financial aid calculator and here's a question I don't understand:</p>

<p>"Payments to tax-deferred pensions and savings plans:</p>

<p>Include amounts paid directly or withheld from earnings.
Include amounts reported on the W-2 Form in boxes 12a through 12d, codes D, E, F, G, H, and S. "</p>

<p>Is it only looking for what's listed on the W-2 or is it looking for what employers contribute to an employee's pension, as well, but isn't listed on the W-2?</p>

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<p>It’s just the part that you had taken out before taxes to put into a tax deferred account, not the employer’s contribution. This will be added back into your income for that year.</p>

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<p>Thanks, entomom. This is what we finally figured out after a bit.</p>