Need help filling out "Enter your mother's exemptions for 2012....."

Paying for College
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<p>"Enter your mother's exemptions for 2012. This amount is found on IRS Form line 1040-6d."</p>

<p>To sum it up, my parents are separated (living in separate states), and I do not live with either of them. I am signing with my mom, as she is the custodial parent. She does not have any W-2 since '95, as my father refused to let her work (abusive/controlling situation). </p>

<p>They filed joint taxes for their 2012 year, but, obviously, my mother claimed $0.00. </p>

<p>My question is: how do I do the math, when there is me, my two sisters, and her, to get the exemption number. I want my father completely out of this, but I am so confused as to what to do right now.</p>

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<p>Are you applying for aid for this CURRENT school year? </p>

<p>If you are applying for 2014-2015, I would think you would be using data from your 2013 taxes, not your 2012 taxes.</p>

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<p>You can’t really get your father out of it if they are signing and filing taxes jointly. You are going to need to provide a tax return for her, and that’s it for her. The number of exemptions probably is 3 or more (father, mother, you, any other siblings?)</p>

<p>Yes, make sure you are filling out the correct year.</p>