Why does CSS ask about 2009 financial data for 2011-12 school yr?

Paying for College
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<p>i am speaking of questions PP-100b, PP-105B, and PP-115E . I thought FA always just looked at the previous yr?</p>

<p>PARENTS' 2009 INCOME & BENEFITS (PP)<br>
Enter your parents' 2009 adjusted gross income from their 2009 IRS Form 1040A, line 21. PP-100B<br>
Enter the income tax your parents paid for 2009 from their 2009 IRS Form 1040A, line 35. PP-105B<br>
Enter the amount of your parents' 2009 untaxed income and benefits. Worksheet PP-115E</p>

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<p>Probably to see how stable your family income is.</p>

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<p>^then why don’t they go back even further? But sounds probably right. gives a little bit more narrative to a family’s finances. My claim that colleges are interested only in the last yr has only to do w/ FAFSA, of course.</p>