IDOC Business/Farm supplement

Paying for College
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Hello,

My family and I are unsure as to what to do regarding the Business/Farm Supplement, as it does not apply to us. My father and the person that helps us file our taxes both suggest I simply leave it blank. However I am weary of this since it is labeled a required document. I was just wondering what I should do.

I’ve tried emailing and calling IDOC MANY times, but my emails won’t go through and after several minutes of me waiting for a representative the call just hangs up. So I’ve come here to seek advice

Thank you.

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If you don’t have the document, you don’t have it. It is required if you do have a business or farm, but if you don’t - you do not need to submit it.

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thanks kgos16, im just confused as to why it’s telling me it’s a requirement in the first place

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It is required to be submitted if your family has that specific tax paperwork.

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Okay, im going to talk to my parents about it again. Thanks kgos16!

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If they filed a Schedule C, it’s required. Did they file one? If there is any self-employment income, it’s required, even if your parents don’t consider the source of that income to be a “business."

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@dodgersmom‌

What about a Schedule C-EZ? Is this a CSS requirement, or does each school make its own decision on whether or not the Business/Farm Supplement is required? If it’s a CSS requirement, where can it (the requirement) be found online?

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Thank you to everyone for replying so quickly and being so helpful. You have no idea how much you guys are helping me right now :blush:

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@Middkid86 - I’m guessing that each school makes its own decision whether or not to require the Bus./Farm supplement, but I’d assume that, for those schools that do require it, either a Sched. C or a Sched. C-EZ (or a Sched. F or K-1) would trigger the requirement.