Mapping Your Future: Understanding taxes - The basics and beyond webinar materials available

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Understanding taxes - The basics and beyond webinar materials available

By Beth Ziehmer

January 04, 2018

Financial aid professionals are presented with many challenges in reviewing tax documents of students and parents in the verification process.

To help face those challenges, register for the "Understanding taxes – The basics and beyond" webinar. During the webinar, Carolyn Thomas of Thomas & Associates, CPAs, LLC provided important information and guidance about what you should know when looking at tax returns and tax transcripts, such as understanding who should file returns, the various tax filing statuses, and other important guidelines about earned and unearned income. Educational tax benefits also were discussed.

The recording is available at mappingyourfuture.org/services/webinararchive.cfm, the presentation handout is available at mappingyourfuture.org/Downloads/2017MappingYourFuture-Understanding-Taxes.pdf and mappingyourfuture.org/downloads/UnderstandingTaxesQandA2017.pdf.

Contact us at feedback@mappingyourfuture.org or (800) 374-4072 with any questions or suggestions.