Queston about HESC TAP financial aid

Paying for College
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I know for FAFSA it is strongly recommended to file ASAP even if you haven’t filed your taxes yet, but is it the same for TAP? A few of the questions, such as “What type of pension income did Parent 1 and/or Parent 2 have in 2015?” can only be answered if I have the actual filed taxes in front of me, but my parents haven’t filed their taxes yet. So should I wait to apply for TAP? Or would they allow me to apply now and make corrections later, like how they do for FAFSA?

Side note: I’m going into my second semester of college this spring, so I have filed for TAP before, I can’t remember what I did last year (and my college tells me to file them every year).

Thanks in advance!

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You don’t need the actual filed taxes in front of you to know what type of pension income your parents had in 2015.

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Sorry, I meant to copy the question (for lack of a better word) asked that came after that one I posted, which was “Pensions from state, local or federal government from line 26 of your parent’s IT-201 Tax form…” For that one (and several other questions after), I have to type in an amount.

But yeah, my question still remains unanswered :frowning:

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Are your parents retired/collecting a pension? If so, how much is the total of the monthly check (s)? Can you find a December payment stub?