So on my IDOC there are alerts asking me to submit my tax returns along with those of my parents. The issue however is that i did not earn any income in 2015, and my father did not file a tax return in 2015 as he was on a deputation abroad and did not need to file tax returns. Also my mother did not also earn any income in 2015. So what should i do? Should i submit a non tax filer for both myself anf my parents? Also how do i fillin the non tax filer for my parents considering that my father earned in 3015 and mother did not.
You should be able to get non-filer statements for all (although your parents have to order their own).
IDOC has given me the link to the Non-Filer forms though they are a little weird.
Will it look weird to the colleges that both my parents didn’t file a tax return?
I will be sending my father’s income statement which also states the amount of money that was deducted on his salary at source as verification.
If your dad was not required to file a 2015 tax return, then it won’t look weird. But he should check into that with a tax professional and make sure that he in fact did not have to file.
You would still report his income on the FAFSA. And you all might have to order a “verification of non-filing letter” from the IRS.