Timothy Sumer

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I had NO clue that distributions from Roth IRAs are used on your FAFSA and can affect your ability for need-based aid. But they do! Let me repeat that. ..Distributions from Roth IRAs are used in your FAFSA as a way to determine how much your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is. Thus, if you have a Roth and thought you could pull from it, tax free, well you'd be right... BUT, that doesn't mean this is a good idea. Not if you think you can get need based aid. In fact, when I was researching the benefits of the Roth for my book, 21 Reasons You NEED A Roth IRA I was thinking the Roth would be a wonderful account to use for college funding. Well it CAN be but you've got to tread carefully here. The Fafsa form is about 2 years behind. Thus, here it is 2018 and we have to show our 2016 tax forms to the colleges my daughter is thinking of attending. So, what we did in 2016 is what matters, even though it's not 2018. So, if you took distributions fro...