This is question 84 on the paper FAFSA.

Select Yes if your parents:

• filed or will file a 1040 or a foreign tax return but were eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ

• filed a 1040 only to claim Hope or Lifetime Learning credits, and but would have otherwise been eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ

• filed a 1040 and were not required to file a tax return

In general, your parents are eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ if they:

• make less than $100,000 per year

• do not itemize deductions

• do not receive income from their own business or farm

• do not receive self-employment income, or alimony

• are not required to file Schedule D for capital gains

Select No if your parents filed or will file a 1040 and were not eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ.

Your parents are not eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ if they:

• make $100,000 or more per year

• itemize deductions

• receive income from their own business or farm

• receive self-employment income or alimony

• are required to file Schedule D for capital gains

If your parents do not know if they are eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ, select Don't Know.

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