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<blockquote> <p>the parents are not earning significant income, and are certainly not living the high life to defraud the IRS.>></p> </blockquote>
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<p>OH...I hope I didn't give the impression that this is the case!! It sounds like their threshold of earning was low enough that they didn't have to file. BUT as Sybbie pointed out, they will still need to do so for 2006 the finaid awards at colleges to be finalized.</p>
<p>Pip-pip...I know that the colleges do NOT ask how bills are being paid. My point is that if they do not receive any public assistance, and have NOT filed their tax returns...and then they DO file returns for 2005 and 2006 that indicated no income...the question could be posed perhaps by the IRS. I think this family needs some serious advice on how to proceed with these financial records. That was my point.</p>