Received	(18)=	question	for	a	list	of	these	federal	benefits.
Parent	Tax	Filing	Status	(37)
This	question	asks	if	the	parent	filed	(or	will	file)	a	2023	IRS	1040	or	1040-NR.	If	the	answer	is	<no=,	the	parent	will	be
asked	to	select	one	of	the	following	reasons	for	not	filing:
1.	 The	parent	filed	or	will	file	a	tax	return	with	Puerto	Rico	or	another	U.S.	territory.
2.	 The	parent	filed	or	will	file	a	foreign	tax	return.
3.	 The	parent	either	earned	income	in	a	foreign	country	but	did	not	and	will	not	file	a	foreign	tax	return,	or	worked	for
an	international	organization	and	was	not	required	to	report	income	on	any	tax	return.
4.	 The	parent,	even	though	they	earned	income	in	the	U.S.,	did	not	and	will	not	file	a	U.S.	tax	return	because	their
income	was	below	the	filing	threshold.
5.	 The	parent	did	not	and	will	not	file	a	U.S.	tax	return	for	reasons	other	than	low	income.
6.	 The	parent	did	not	and	will	not	file	any	tax	return	because	they	did	not	earn	any	income	or	they	were	not	required	to
file	under	the	Internal	Revenue	Code.
The	purpose	of	these	questions	is	to	determine	if	a	parent	was	either	(1)	required	to	file	a	2023	U.S.	federal	tax	return	and
did	not	or	(2)	has	income	from	a	foreign	country	that	must	be	manually	entered	on	the	FAFSA	form.
A	dependent	student	will	be	automatically	eligible	for	a	Maximum	Pell	Grant	if	their	parent	(and	parent9s	spouse	or
partner)	is	subject	to	the	U.S.	Tax	Code	but	is	not	required	to	file	a	2023	U.S.	federal	tax	return.	The	student	will	be
assigned	an	SAI	of	-1,500	and	will	not	be	required	to	provide	any	further	financial	information	on	the	FAFSA	form.
Finally,	married	parents	are	asked	if	they	filed	their	2023	tax	return	with	their	current	spouse.	Individuals	who	were
married	and	filed	jointly	with	the	IRS	and	are	no	longer	married	to	the	spouse	on	the	applicable	tax	return,	or	who	have
married	a	different	spouse,	will	be	required	to	manually	enter	their	income	and	tax	information.	See	the	<Joint	Return
Filers	Who	Are	No	Longer	Married=	section	in	Chapter	4	for	additional	information	on	separating	tax	return	and	income
information.
Individuals	who	only	file	foreign	tax	returns	will	also	be	unable	to	use	the	FA-DDX	since	it	does	not	link	to	foreign	tax
authorities.	They	will	instead	need	to	manually	input	their	income	and	tax	data	by	converting	foreign	currency	to	U.S.
dollars	and	entering	the	resulting	amounts	in	the	comparable	fields	from	U.S.	tax	returns.	See	the	<Student	Tax	Filing
Status	(19)=	question	for	additional	information.
If	the	parent	indicates	they	earned	income	in	a	foreign	country	but	did	not	file	a	foreign	tax	return,	or	worked	for	an
international	organization,	such	as	the	United	Nations,	World	Bank,	or	International	Monetary	Fund	(option	3),	they	will
need	to	manually	input	their	income	and	tax	data,	similar	to	individuals	who	file	foreign	tax	returns.	See	<Non-tax	filers,
foreign	countries,	and	international	organizations=	under	<Student	Tax	Filing	Status	(19)=	for	additional	guidance.
If	a	parent	indicates	they	did	not	file	a	U.S.	tax	return	for	reasons	other	than	low	income	(option	5),	you	should	treat	this
as	conflicting	information	and	request	documentation	to	resolve	it,	which	may	include	requiring	the	individual	to	file	a	tax
return	and	present	sufficient	documentation	of	filing	to	you.
If	a	parent	indicates	they	did	not	file	any	tax	return	because	they	did	not	earn	any	income	(option	6)	and	their	state	of
legal	residence	is	a	foreign	country,	you	must	determine	if	the	parent	has	foreign	untaxed	income	that,	when	included	in
the	SAI	calculation,	impacts	a	student9s	Pell	Grant	eligibility.	Comment	code	303	on	the	student9s	ISIR	should	prompt	you
to	request	additional	documentation.	If	your	inquiry	into	the	parents9	financial	situation	shows	that	the	student	might	be
eligible	for	less	or	no	Pell	grant	funds,	you	may	use	PJ	to	account	for	the	parents9	untaxed	income	and	assets,	similar	to
the	action	you	might	take	when	there	is	a	substantial	foreign	earned	income	exclusion	on	a	U.S.	tax	return	that	can	affect
a	student9s	Pell	eligibility.
Parent	2023	Tax	Return	Information	(38)
For	U.S.	tax	filers,	much	of	the	information	in	Question	38	will	be	transferred	directly	from	the	IRS	via	the	FA-DDX.
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