<p>Now I am sure I'd get in trouble with all the proactive parents out there, but here is a question for the true FA gurus out there. Our IDOC deadline is March 1st. Due to the fact that DH is self employed and other changes, I doubt that we will have out taxes ready before April 15th. Has anybody tried to approach IDOC to see if they will accept 2011 returns, at least provisionally?</p>
<p>I am in a similar situation (S-corp, no returns in sight), and do not think they will accept 2011 returns. They can’t finalize your kid’s FA without the 2012 returns, period. I have just been emailing with my accountant today, trying to pin down a date when she can commit to having the corporate returns done so I can notify the schools that there will be a delay and when I expect to be able to mail to them. Don’t know what else to do this year… I have already submitted the FAFSA and CSS Profile with estimated information.</p>
<p>I just think you will waste a lot of time copying and mailing 2011 info that they will not use.</p>
<p>Have you tried calling College Board?</p>
<p>It is not the CollegeBoard that ultimately wants the paperwork, it is the colleges themselves. IDOC is just a service that packages it (scans it, I assume), then sends it along.</p>
<p>The IDOC instructions specifically say:</p>
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<p>There is also an FAQ section for IDOC where the question is asked about what to do if you can’t meet the deadline. The response is:</p>
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<p>There is also a question about whether you can submit the IDOC materials in more than one IDOC packet. Their answer is NO… this is the actual text:</p>
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<p>So should I call that one school and try to reason with them? I have a feeling that they will give me a standard reply: “submit as soon as possible, nothing is guaranteed until we have a complete package”. Oh well, the more expensive and exclusive a college is , the harder it is to get through to them with an unusual set of circumstances. Thanks for your help, intparent.</p>
<p>PAmom18, I think you will find that every parent with a small business is in this situation this year. I think they are going to have a lot of late submissions, as a lot of people have small businesses or own an interest in one. I plan to notify ALL of the schools by email about the delay. If it means the FA packages are late coming back and we honestly can’t make a decision about schools by the end of April :eek:, I will ask the schools for an extension on the decision date at that time (I believe most will grant one if requested for a reason like this).</p>
<p>What intparent said! The cover sheet required for the iDOC submission doesn’t even have a little bubble for you to fill in for 2011 files.</p>
<p>PAMom - it’s always worthwhile to e-mail or call. Sometimes your fin aid rep is listed on the website. Do some googling and direct your question to a rep rather than a student working the generic front office account, if you can.</p>