Quiver0f10 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 My Dd was not in college last year and worked full tme. She is 20 so we didn't claim her as a dependent on our taxes. She is planning on going back to school FT in the fall. I am making corrections on the fasfa and the question is on our family size, do I include her(making it 12)? But then on the parent's tax questions it asks what our 2008 dependents were and that # was 11 because we didn't claim her last year. Is it going to raise a flag because we had 11 on taxes and now 12 dependents? I guess I am not sure if we should even be claiming her as a dependent or not at this point. She is 20, going to school FT, dorming and working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-FL Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 It's my understanding that it's extremely hard to have them claimed independent until 24yrs old. If you are giving her ANY aid--room & board count--they consider her a dependent. The FAFSA doesn't care how you claim it to the IRS. As to your specific questions re: FAFSA, look on their help page. I kept it up in a 2nd window when I was filling it out so I could search by question #. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 It's my understanding that it's extremely hard to have them claimed independent until 24yrs old. If you are giving her ANY aid--room & board count--they consider her a dependent. The FAFSA doesn't care how you claim it to the IRS. As to your specific questions re: FAFSA, look on their help page. I kept it up in a 2nd window when I was filling it out so I could search by question #. Thanks. I am going to change it to her being a dependent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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