<p>The situation is this--- I live with dad. He lives with his mom, my grandmother, who is on pension. He does not recieve any income. Since he does not file for income tax, how do i make the fafsa application. </p>
<p>My mom lives with my brother and sister, she gets paid $40,000. Howver, i use my dad as source of dependcy, how does this work, i only moved in last year. I need to file and im totally lost.</p>
<p>Since your parents are separated or divorced, you only include the info on your custodial parent on the FAFSA. That would be your Dad (since you've lived with him most in the past year).</p>
<p>Mom's info and finances are left off the FAFSA entirely. So are grandma's (unless you expect to get college funds from her, in which case there's a question about that you can answer-- but I'd caution against it normally).</p>
<p>So-- your Expected Family Contribution will be based on your income and assets, and your Dad's income and assets. Since he doesn't file taxes, it should be pretty straightforward. You're likely eligible for the automatic zero EFC (which is good, financial aid-wise).</p>
<p>Take it step by step-- use the online instructions here to assist you on each question:</p>
<p>Completing</a> the FAFSA 08-09/The Application Questions(1-31)</p>
<p>Bump Bump...</p>
<p>Can you clarify what you're asking? Are you wondering if it's a problem that your dad doesn't file any income tax forms? In the FAFSA question about your dad's income, if it's really zero you'll say so. (And if it's a few hundred or a few thousand dollars, you would put that.) In the FAFSA question about whether your dad is filing (or has filed) an income tax return, you would choose "will not file". It's possible to make some income and still not be required to file an income tax return if the amount earned is low enough.</p>
<p>Keep in mind even with a "0" EFC, the only thing that is going to happen is that you are going to be eligible for federal aid (pell, stafford loans). </p>
<p>One of the things that may happen is that the college may ask you how are you are being supported (basically how are you eating everyday). I had a student last year, whose mom passed away when she was 6 years old, she has been raised by her grandmother . Even though the college was a FAFSA only school, they requested a copy of the death certificate, guardianship papers and a copy of the grandmother's pension letter before they would award her any of "their" money.</p>
<p>So if you are receiving public assistance, social security or whatever, you may have to send documentation to the FA office.</p>