<p>I'm applying EA/ED to several schools. They need signed copies of my mom's 2013 tax returns to send them via email or mail. What do they mean by signed? And also, when do I send them? Now? </p>
<p>Make copies and have your mom sign her name on them. If the copy doesn’t have a signature from the original filing she can sign them there. If there’s a copied signature in that space already, she can sign them in an open area near there or at the bottom.</p>
<p>Ok and then what? When do I send them if my due date is the beginning of next month? </p>
<p>Send them so they get there before the deadline. </p>
<p>Email each place and ask them. Don’t be surprised if each place tells you something different. That is OK. Just do whatever A asks for A, and whatever B asks for B.</p>
<p>Okay. So I have to scan each page of the tax return onto my computer? </p>
<p>Each school should have the deadlines for that school on their finaid website.</p>
<p>Yeah I can find the deadlines fine. </p>
<p>When your mom signs those returns, she needs to date them as of the date she FILED her 2013 return…not today!</p>
<p>Where does she sign it again? </p>
<p>See <a href=“http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf”>http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf</a> The bottom of page 2 where labels as “SIGN HERE”</p>
<p>Look at post #1 again. The posts don’t disappear from the forum.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t do it that way, Thumper. For the purpose of the schools she’s attesting as of the date she signs them that they are accurate.</p>
<p>Amending to say, that’s if there’s already a copied signature on the return and she’s doing an original signature elsewhere on the form.</p>
<p>I see. So just name and date? Also, the last page has this annual reconciliation of 2013 employee earnings tax, should I include that too? </p>
<p>Only send the IRS forms that were sent or transmitted to the IRS as part of the return. I don’t recognize that form by name, is it part of a state or local income tax return? The schools are likely only asking for the federal return.</p>
<p>Yes it’s the city income tax return. I guess just the page starting with the big 1040 on the top left corner What about Paid Preparer’s Earned Income Credit Checklist? There’s also a few pages of PA (the state we live in) Schedule w-25? (Don’t submit that I think.)</p>
<p>The front side of all the forms that constitute the federal return should say “Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service” at the top. Don’t include the Paid Preparer’s checklist. Unless that school specifically asks for it I wouldn’t include any State Tax return pages.</p>
<p>Ok, correcting about the checklist. It appears to be form 8867 and you should include it as it is filed with the return.</p>
<p>That would be only like 5 pages, is that right? </p>
<p>Could be. Is the main page a 1040, or is it a 1040A? What are the other form numbers? Did you see my edit about form 8867?</p>
<p>Oh including 8867 would be 9 pages total. Also, on the CSS profile or FAFSA or whatever, my mom cannot put an employer name because she changes job a lot…and earns cash, is it okay to leave it empty?</p>
<p>hello?</p>