<p>in regards to the css profile and fafsa forms, what do you do if your parents havent filed their 1040 forms and stuff? do you just estimate the numbers and fill them in?</p>
<p>You can do the FAFSA with estimates, check the box that they will file their taxes, then go back and make the corrections. However, they should file asap. You can fillout the CSS profile, but they will not have an opportunity to make corrections.</p>
<p>They will need to send in a coy of their taxes to the college board as part of the Institutional Documentation Services (IDOC) process. In addition, the colleges will request for a copy of the taxes and W-2 forms before giving a financial aid award. The sooner your parents do this the sooner and the easier the process will go</p>