<prompt> Human: Hello, So Im an 18 year old college student, about to turn 19 in September, and I filed my FAFSA using my parents tax information since I was a dependent for them. How does income affect dependency status? I understand that if Im no longer a dependent of my parents, I cant use their tax info for the FAFSA, and I want to continue being able to use their tax info. I really dont want to have to deal with switching my FAFSA from my parents tax info to my tax info, so Id really like to avoid that not to mention that my tuition is paid for through financial aid. Any advice is appreciated!  <response>: Look up the FAQ do I have to report my parents incomeassets? On the fafsa.ed.gov site.The short answer is you could make a million, billion, infinity dollars, but if you are under 24, dont have dependents of your own, or dont meet other criteria, you have to report your parents info.Tax dependence is completely separate from FAFSA independence. 