Tax return and financial aid?

Does the amount of my tax return have any affect on applying for financial aid? And if so, how does it affect it?

Your tax return helps show that the amounts you've reported from earnings is accurate.

Yes, you are expected to put some of your income towards the cost of your education.

The amount of your entire family unit's income, as evidenced by the tax returns, will impact your eligibility for financial aid. Some types is needs based so if your family income is too high it will reduce or eliminate it altogether. Other types, is not needs based so it will have less effect on your eligibility.

Consult with the financial aid office at your school for complete details.

Just to clarify a possible point of confusion: A tax return is the form you file with the IRS that lists your income, exemptions, deductions, etc and calculates your tax liability and net amount due or refund due. Any money you get back from the IRS is not a "return", it's a REFUND. The amount of any REFUND is not relevant to your FAFSA package; all they need is the family income usually as evidenced by copies of your and your parent(s) tax return(s).

I don't think it is the amount of your return that matters, it is your earnings for the year.

If you really mean your return, the form you fill out showing your income for the year, yes that affects what student aid you are eligible for.

If you are talking about your refund, that doesn't affect it since it's just giving you some of your own money back.