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毛主席说: 不打无准备之仗
长久以来,家长和学生在没有任何准备的情况下, 在听完高中所提供的最基本的大学助学金填表讲座 (Financial aid night)后, 家长甚至是高中生本人就匆忙填表, 结果可想而之。
在没有任何准备的情况下, 只有低收入, 低资产的家庭才能得到大学助学金。
其实,申请大学助学金,少缴税不是简单的填填表格。
一定要及早规划,合法,合理地调整,以及获得专家的指导和帮助,你才能获得最多的大学助学金和税务优惠。
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High
income family: Will pay much less taxes!!! |
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High
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Parents,
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您正在为日益高涨的大学费用发愁哪?
您想知道怎样不动用您的一生积蓄,
也能将子女送进他们最理想的大学吗?
您想避免多数家长申请大学资助的错误吗?
您是否仅仅因为私立大学费用昂贵,
而只考虑公立大学哪?
长久以来,家长和学生在没有任何准备的情况下,
在听完高中所提供的最基本的填表讲座后,
家长甚至是高中生本人就匆忙填表,
结果可想而之。只有低收入,
低资产的家庭得到资助。而其它大多数家庭自付额EFC会非常高。这也就等于告诉教育部和大学您们家可以支付全额的大学费用,
错失本该属于您的成千上万的大学教育资助。更糟的是,
这些没有得到资助的家长会误认为自已富有,
而放弃以后的申请。另外,当同事和朋友们向他们请教大学资助问题时,他们好心的回答通常是“哎,不要浪费时间去申请
了。”…
从而越传越糟。
所以请记住,申请大学资助,选择大学以及如何支付您的自付额,
不是像您的朋友告诉您的那么简单。
只有及早规划,
合法,合理地调整,
您才能获得最多的大学教育资助和税务优惠!
In theory, financial aid funds are supposed to go to those who need the money the most. In reality, financial aid dollars flow to those students and families who best understand how the financial aid process works. Here are some key points to remember:
* Don't forget. Higher education in America is big business. The college is trying to get you to pay the most money; but you are trying to pay the least amount. It can be very costly to assume that the college is going to show you how to get the most aid. As a college financial aid administrator quoted in the New York Times once said, "Parents
and students sometimes forget that we work for the school,
not for them." Indeed, articles in national publications have reported that a majority of private colleges are now hiring consultants and using various criteria to determine the smallest amount of aid they need to give in order to get students to attend their school. If you are just going to fill out the aid forms and then sit back and hope for the best, you're likely to be shocked and disappointed when the financial aid offers arrive in the mail.
* Don't initially rule out any school as being
too expensive. The amount of financial aid you
are eligible to receive is based on the relationship between
two items: the "cost of attendance"
and the "family contribution".
The cost of attendance represents the sum of tuition and
fees, room and board, books, transportation, and an allowance
for personal expenses. The family contribution is the
amount of money the college expects from the family for
the student's education in a particular year. If the cost
of attendance is greater than the family contribution,
you have demonstrated "need"
and are eligible for financial aid. So in theory once
the family contribution is determined, the greater the
cost of the school the more aid you are eligible to receive.
* Plan ahead. Just like your tax return, eligibility for financial aid is based on the student's junior year. To increase your chances of getting the most aid, if appropriate, make the necessary changes to lower your family contribution. Certain reductions in discretionary income items could increase your "need". You should also consider making the appropriate changes to assets, debts, certain expense items...
* Keep on top of the aid process. Financial
aid doesn't just happen. You get rewarded for paying attention
to details and utilizing a proactive approach to the entire
aid process.
* Concentrate on the big money. The federal government, the state governments and the colleges themselves award the bulk of financial aid funds. Scholarships that are awarded by corporations, foundations, community groups and other organizations represent only a tiny piece of the financial aid pie. Unfortunately, many families mistakenly concentrate their time and energies pursuing those " little known scholarships" that supposedly go unclaimed each year.
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