Application Section 3: Assets & Debts
In this section, you will enter information about tax-deductible donations, real estate, vehicles, and other assets, as well as debts.
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Donations
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Select Yes if you donate to any charities or non-profit organizations.
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Include any tax-deductible donations from the prior year.
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Select Add another to create additional charity/organization entries.
Real Estate
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Select Yes if you own any additional property other than your primary residence. This may include rental, recreation, business, investment, or farm land property.
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If you earn any income off of these additional properties, such as income from rental properties, include that income in the gross property income.
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If you have expenses for these additional properties, such as taxes, insurance, utilities, or similar charges, include those expenses in the gross property expenses.
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Enter the full address for any additional properties in the spaces provided.
Retirement Plans
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Have your fund statements for the prior year available for reference.
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Enter amounts for the prior calendar year, not the current year.
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The year-end value is as of December 31.
Assets
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Have statements available for reference.
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Enter current amounts. If an account, such as Checking, fluctuates constantly, enter the average amount.
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If you have multiple of any type of account, enter the combined total amount.
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Include 529 Plan accounts in Savings Account.
Vehicles
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Select Own, Lease, Both, or None to describe your family's non-recreational vehicles.
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Enter details for any non-recreational vehicles your family owns or leases.
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Select Yes if your family leases, finances, or owns and recreational vehicles.
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Enter details for those recreation vehicles.
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Debts
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Include totals for any debts your family has incurred, such as credit card debt and personal bank loans.
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Do not include loans or mortgages you already reported in Housing Expense or Real Estate.
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Do not include loans you already reported in Vehicles or Recreational Vehicles/Boats.
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If you have multiple of any type of debt or loan, enter the combined total amount.
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Enter the total debt or loan amounts, not the monthly or annual payment amounts.
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