would i be eligible for financial aid?

Paying for College
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<p>my dad has never filed taxes. my mom recently got a job and will be filing taxes this january. will that be enough or do they need previous years as well? im filling out applications and im a senior, i hope i do qualify.</p>

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<p>Ask your mother if she will be filing as Married Filing Jointly, or if she will be filing as Married Filing Separately and report back.
[Married</a> Filing Jointly Filing Status - Claiming the Married Filing Jointly Status on Your Tax Return](<a href=“http://taxes.about.com/od/filingstatus/qt/marriedjointly.htm]Married”>Tips for Filing Taxes When Married)</p>

<p>You are eligible to file the FAFSA, and you will need the Joint tax return. If your mother is filing separately, then your father must file his taxes or fill out a form that proves that he is eligible not to file.
<a href=“http://www.irs.gov/uac/Do-I-have-to-File-a-Tax-Return%3F[/url]”>http://www.irs.gov/uac/Do-I-have-to-File-a-Tax-Return%3F&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Why don’t you run the Net Price Calculator on the college websites for each school you are applying to. This will give you a ballpark of potential aid.</p>

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<p>Are your mom and dad married, separated, divorced, never married? Do they live together in the same household with you? If not, who do you live with?</p>