<p>Hi,</p>
<p>If I've never had a job/received benefits, do I put "n/a" or "0" for that slot?
(the directions say to put either "n/a" or "0" where appropriate...I think I'm overthinking this)</p>
<p>Second, where do my parents sign on the copy of their Tax Return Form that I'm to send into my schools?</p>
<p>If you have no income and you are filling in a spot for your income amount…you put $0. What question are you answering?</p>
<p>Re: tax returns…on the bottom of the page of the return (printed out) there is a place that says “signature” and “date”. Your parents sign there. The date should be the date they submitted their return.</p>
<p>Well, income-wise, I’ve never had a job, and the questions are like:
“Cash student received/money paid on student’s behalf by non-custodial parent”
“Other cash received”
"Veterans’ noneducation benefits
“Worker’s compensation”
And so on. I put n/a for all of them…is that right?</p>
<p>Also…there is no page with “signature” and “date”…I’m assuming my parents will have to go to their CPA office and get a copy of their signed tax return form?</p>
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<p>All $0 in my opinion…but wait until someone else responds.</p>
<p>If your parents filed a 1040A or EZ…that’s only one page. The signature line is at the bottom of the page.</p>
<p>If they filed a 1040 long form…that is two pages…the signature is on the bottom of the second page.</p>
<p>All tax forms have a signature line.</p>
<p>Did your parents efile? Did they print out a copy BEFORE they sent it? Did they have their accountant efile for them? If so…the still should have a copy for their records…look again…there IS a signature line (unless the forms have changed since last year).</p>
<p>Put 0 for money questions. If you didn’t receive any money for the category, 0 is an appropriate answer. </p>
<p>It sounds like your parents gave you a recap of their tax return. That’s not what the schools want you to submit. You need a copy of the actual return, which they can get from their tax preparer.</p>
<p>My parent’s didn’t e-file-they’re technologically challenged, so they have someone else do it for them, and I don’t know if their accountant does e-file. -___-
But looking at this thick tax packet-I guess it’s a “recap” of my parent’s tax return.</p>
<p>It makes sense now. I should have something more like a tax return RECEIPT (tax return copy), which is 1-2 pages. </p>
<p>Thanks so much, thumper1 and kelsmom :D</p>
<p>No, you need the 1040/1040A/1040EZ that they filed, plus any schedules. NO state or local forms are needed. Students often walk in with thick packets from tax preparers, so I know what you are talking about. You just need to browse through & find the relevant forms.</p>
<p>As Kelsmom pointed out…what the college wants you to send might be many pages long. What <em>I</em> was saying…the tax form itself (1040A, EZ or long form) does have a signature spot at the end of that form…which is NOT the schedules. Your school likely will want the tax form, plus all schedules, and W-2 forms. BUT your parents’ signatures go at the bottom of the 1040 whatever they filed.</p>
<p>Ah…okay…I see what you guys mean.</p>
<p>At the bottom of the 1040, I found the signature/date part.
Then I found several pages of schedules pertaining to the 1040 (like schedule E, EIC, SE…)
No W-2 form, but my mom mentioned that they’d filed something different for that instead.</p>
<p>Wow I got it. Thank you again : )</p>
<p>Myname…you don’t FILE your W-2…the W-2 is the statement your parents receive from their employers that state their salary, and withholdings. The information on the W-2 is used to complete the tax forms. </p>
<p>If your parents are self employed in some way, they may have received 1099 forms which also state earnings.</p>
<p>Yep, my parents are self-employed. I think I found the paper you’d mentioned-“California Adjustments-Residents”, and it lists the salaries, etc.</p>
<p>And to be clear-NO other papers are to be included, right? (So I don’t panic…ehh)</p>