This is question 37 on the paper FAFSA.

This question cannot be left blank unless you will not file a tax return.

Enter your total tax amount for 2008.

If you filed:

IRS Form	Enter Amount From Line
1040	56
1040A	35
1040EZ	11

Note: The line numbers above are from the Internal Revenue Service tax form, not from the W-2 form.

If your total tax for 2008 is:

Income Tax	Enter
One hundred thousand or more	99999
Zero	0

Round to the nearest dollar and do not include commas or decimal points.

Note: Income Tax is not income. It is the amount of tax that you (and if married, your spouse) paid on your income earned from work. Your income tax amount should not be the same as your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI).

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