LOSS OF INCOME APPEAL
2019-20
**Please complete this form using only black or blue pen**
Name __________________________________________________________ Student ID (700 #) _________________________
Street Address _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
City_________________________________________________________State________________________Zip_________________________
Email _________________________________________________________ Phone___________________________________________
STEP 1:
Place a check mark () next to the line(s) A-F below that best describes your situation AND provide the
documentation listed with that item.
A _____ Payment of pri
vate elementary and/or secondary tuition.
Provide documentation of amount paid.
B _____ Unusually high medical or dental expenses.
Provide an itemized list of out-of-pocket expenses AND provide official documentation of those out-of-pocket expenses.
Do not include any amount paid by insurance.
C _____ Loss of employment. (May include but not be limited to job termination, retirement, or due to a natural disaster.)
Provide documentation such as termination notice and/or retirement letter.
D _____ Loss of non-taxable income. (Such as child support, social security, retirement benefit, TANF, or welfare.)
Provide notification of termination of benefits statement from agency.
E _____ Loss of other taxable income. (Such as alimony, unemployment or retirement benefits.)
Provide documentation such as court orders or loss of benefits notification.
F _____ Loss of support from parent or spouse due to separation, divorce, or death.
Provide court papers for separation or divorce or a death certificate, and copies of W-2 forms from student, parent or spouse.
STEP 2: Submit a typewritten statement, signed by the student, describing your (or your parent’s, if applicable) loss-of-income
situation in as much detail as possible.
STEP 3: Estimate your (the student’s) total income from all sources for ALL of 2018 (1/1/18 to 12/31/18) or 2019 (1/1/19
12/31/19) including year-to-date PLUS estimated future 2018 or 2019 (as appropriate) income including wages from your
current job, unemployment benefits, income from any kind of disability, retirement income, alimony, child support received plus all
other taxable and untaxed income for 2018 or 2019.
Income Year (Check One): ___ 2018 ___ 2019
$_____________________ (Do not leave this line blank. Write N/A if not applicable.)
STEP 4: Estimate your parent’s total income from all sources for ALL of 2018 (1/1/18 to 12/31/18) or 2019 (1/1/19
12/31/19) including year-to-date PLUS estimated future 2018 or 2019 (as appropriate) income including wages from your
current job, unemployment benefits, income from any kind of disability, retirement income, alimony, child support received plus all
other taxable and untaxed income for 2018 or 2019.
Income Year (Check One): ___ 2018 ___ 2019
$_____________________ (Do not leave this line blank. Write N/A if not applicable.)
STEP 5: Estimate your spouse’s total income from all sources for ALL of 2018 (1/1/18 to 12/31/18) or 2019 (1/1/19
12/31/19) including year-to-date PLUS estimated future 2017 or 2018 (as appropriate) income including wages from your
current job, unemployment benefits, income from any kind of disability, retirement income, alimony, child support received plus all
other taxable and untaxed income for 2018 or 2019.
Income Year (Check One): ___ 2018 ___ 2019
$_____________________ (Do not leave this line blank. Write N/A if not applicable.)
**CONTINUED ON TH
E BACKSIDE**
LOSS OF INCOME APPEAL
2019-20
Name _________________________________________ Student ID (700#)___________________________
STEP 6
: Provide documentation for all income (the dollar amounts) for the year reported in STEP 3, STEP 4 or STEP 5 on the
front side of this form.
Examples of documentation to be submitted:
Last pay stub from all current or past jobs for the appropriate year
Recent unemployment benefits documentation showing how much is being paid out for the appropriat
e year
Documentation of any kind of disability showing how much is being received for the appropriate year
Documentation of the amount of alimony or child support received for the appropriate year
Documentation showing the amount of retirement benefits for the appropriate year
Documentation of ANY OTHER taxable or nontaxable income received for the appropriate year
STEP 7: Check mark () one of the statements below for the year reported in STEP 3, STEP 4 or STEP 5 on the front side of
this form.:
______ I / Parent (Circle One) experienced a loss of employment in 2017, 2018, or 2019 and I have been or will be receiving
unemployment benefits in 2018 or 2019 and will provide documentation showing how much is being paid out for 2018
or 2019 as part of this appeal.
______ I / Parent (Circle One) experienced a loss of employment in 2018 or 2019 and I will not be receiving unemployment benefits
in 2018 or 2019.
______ I / Parent (Circle One) did not experience a loss of employment in 2017, 2018, or 2019. My loss of income is due to
another
circumstance.
STEP 8: If you received any income in 2017 that you are not receiving in 2018 or 2019 such as a one-time payout from a
pension, annuity, IRA distribution or inheritance OR you have experienced the termination of benefits from child support, alimony,
retirement benefits, TANF, welfare, etc., you must provide documentation that you are not receiving these types of income in 2018
or 2019. And please thoroughly explain this type of situation in your STEP 2 statement.
STEP 9
: Provide appropriate signatures below.
I certify to the best of my knowledge that the above information is true and correct. If I provide any false
or misleading information, I understand I am liable to receive a fine of up to $5,000.00, or a 10-year
prison sentence, or both.
Student Signature_____________________________ Spouse Signature_____________________________
Parent S
ignature______
________________________ Parent Signature______________________________