Sending 2008 AND 2009 tax returns?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>[This[/url</a>] is the cover sheet for mailing/faxing tax returns. It says we must mail/fax:</p>

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-Signed copies of 2008 and 2009 federal tax returns, all pages and schedules
-W-2’s (from all employers for 2008 and 2009)

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<p>However on [URL="<a href="http://www.sfs.upenn.edu/finaid-checklists/checklists-pro-us-regular.htm%22%5Dthis"&gt;http://www.sfs.upenn.edu/finaid-checklists/checklists-pro-us-regular.htm"]this&lt;/a> page](<a href="http://www.sfs.upenn.edu/pdf/2010-2011/US-coversheet-taxID-2010-2011-freshman.pdf%22%5DThis%5B/url"&gt;http://www.sfs.upenn.edu/pdf/2010-2011/US-coversheet-taxID-2010-2011-freshman.pdf), it says:</p>

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  • Note to Regular Decision applicants: if your and your parents' 2009 tax returns will be available by March 1, you do not need to submit your 2008 tax returns.

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<p>This information is conflicting. Do I need to submit my family's 2008 tax returns?</p>

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<li>Note to Regular Decision applicants: if your and your parents’ 2009 tax returns will be available by March 1, you do not need to submit your 2008 tax returns.</li>
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<p>I don’t see how this is conflicting at all.</p>

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<p>Well I think there is definitely room for confusion, with their two different messages.</p>

<p>I just wanted to be 100% sure. Nothing wrong with double-checking.</p>

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<p>Yeah I’ve been wondering about this too. The cover sheet seems to emphasize they want both 2008 and 2009 returns.</p>

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<p>i think that if you can’t send the 2009 one by march 1, then you need to submit both, just my interpretation</p>

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<p>So would it logically follow that if I submitted my 2008 forms b/c I didn’t have the 2009 ones yet, I would still need to submit the 2009 ones when I obtained them (even though it would be after march 1st)?</p>