I've never heard of quizlet until just now. This is a real-life situation. I guess that I shouldn't have initially worded my question in a way that managed to make it sound like a homework problem. I put it that way in an effort to avoid giving all the personal details that I eventually wound up giving. I hope you can understand. The link that you provided is to information about student aid—specifically concerning what it is to be a "dependent student for FAFSA purposes". I definitely AM a dependent student for FAFSA purposes. But, it's relevance to my tax question is in no way obvious. (I definitely AM NOT a dependent student for tax purposes.) So, I’m guessing you meant to post a different link. Otherwise, what you did would be like telling someone who wants to know if her AGI is low enough that she can contribute to a Roth IRA to look at the definition of "modified AGI for the purposes of the Child Tax Credit" instead of at the definition of "modified AGI for Roth IRA purposes". The two definitions of 'modified AGI' are very different Only the second has any obvious relevance to the Roth IRA question. If you did mean to post a different link, please post it. If not, then maybe you can tell me (now that you know I'm not a student looking for an answer to a test question) how you think the FAFSA definition is relevant to my tax question.
