<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I am from Germany and have to send my parents' income tax returns to all the schools I've applied to.</p>
<p>My question is: How did you guys proceed when you're original income tax return is not in English? Did you let it translate by a prof. agency? Or did you simply translate it yourself and sent it along with the original?</p>
<p>I am really confused about what the appropriate way is and am wondering, now, how other students dealt with this problem.</p>
<p>Best regards
schreibfeder</p>
<p>You could try emailing the individual colleges/university’s financial aid offices and asking them. If you have to do the CSS Profile, you should definitely ask them. I think there is also an international CSS Profile of some sort, which may ask for numbers and conversion rates. I think there has to be a sort of standard translation clearing house (in other words, the colleges have to trust that the translator is not lying on behalf of the student trying to get financial aid). </p>
<p>If the places to which you are applying have been dealing with international students, they should have some sort of system in place, so contact them and ask. That’s a good question.</p>
<p>As I recall the CSS Profile, if it sees that the parents are in another country, asks what the currency is and asks what rate is being used, to fill out the form. But this may not apply to you–if you do not know what the CSS Profile is, do not worry, many schools do not use it.</p>
<p>You should ask this question in the International Students Forum. b@r!um will know hat to do, and if she doesn’t, someone else will.</p>