Items needed include an FSA ID, a College Board username and password, a list of colleges where the student is applying, Social Security numbers, W-2 form(s), and untaxed income records. …

If parents are U.S. citizens living abroad, they can still create an FSA ID, but will need to convert income and assets into U.S. dollars. If parents are not U.S. citizens, they will not be able to create an FSA ID and will need to print out the signature page and mail it to the address indicated. …

Learn how to file the FAFSA (where only one parent will provide information), how to file the CSS Profile (where both parents usually provide information), and what to do on the CSS Profile if the other parent is not available. …

Topics include financial aid applications, application deadlines, where to find information, merit-based aid, financial aid types, verification, and what happens after students apply…

We speak with a Director of Student Financial Services to learn what income gets reported, what happens if income changes due to a job loss, how to report income if you're self-employed, and what happens if you withdraw funds from a retirement account. …

Learn what assets you don't have to report on the FAFSA (primary home, retirement savings, life insurance) as well as what assets you do have to report (savings and checking accounts, investments, other property owned), as well as details on what to report on the CSS Profile. …

Research each school's financial aid requirements and deadlines, submit the FAFSA and other required applications, such as the CSS Profile or institutional form, and complete Verification if selected…

Questions include how does the process work with twins, how do you report disability income, how do I list more than 20 colleges, and can I report debt…

Questions include if you need to complete both the CSS Profile and the FAFSA, how to update your application, who completes the profile, and what is IDOC. …

Questions include how do separated and divorced families complete the FAFSA?, what's an asset?, is unemployment reported on the FAFSA? And can I receive both unemployment and financial aid?, do I need to report my business on the FAFSA?, and will filling out the FAFSA gives us loans?…