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In this webinar, we will look at changes to the 2025 tax forms and tax code, and how these should be accounted for when institutions collect 2025 tax returns as income change documentation for professional judgments. We will also review the changes to the tax code introduced in 2025 through the OBBBA, and how these might effect financial aid application outcomes. This will include a line-by-line comparison of the 2024 and 2025 Forms 1040.
 
Next, we will look at the biggest changes coming to the 2027-2028 FAFSA, including the introduction of the a combined AGI and combined tax paid for people who file both federal and territory tax returns. We'll look at changes to the wording in the means-tested benefits questions and what the changes tell us. And when pursuing conflicting information related to the federal benefits programs is a good practice.

Join us on Thursday, June 25, at 1:00-3:00 MDT/2:00-4:00 CDT for this timely and helpful two-hour webinar presented by Robert Weinerman from Ironbridge Resources! Can't make it that day? Register anyway for access to the recorded version!
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Robert Weinerman began his financial aid career in 1993 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, having served two years as an admissions counselor and four as a victim advocate for LGBT victims of hate crimes and domestic violence. As an aid officer, Robert quickly became the tax return specialist, handling the applications with business and real estate tax returns and training his colleagues how to use tax returns to effectively identify unreported income and assets. After a decade at MIT, Babson, and several smaller Boston area schools, Robert moved on to College Coach, where he led a team of former financial aid administrators who provided guidance to parents of children of all ages as they prepared to save for, or pay for College.
 
In 2014, Robert was approached by the New Hampshire Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, who were looking for someone to do a tax training for their members. Robert took on this project, which was successful, and began to transition from College Coach to providing tax training for financial aid administrators full time across New England. In 2015, Jim Briggs, who had been doing training for aid officers for thirty years and was looking to retire, selected Robert to take over his business, and Robert has been training aid administrators about all the things they need to know about taxes ever since.
 
more info...		7/23/2026
-7/23/2026		1:00pm to 3:00pm

Join us on August 4, from 2:00-3:30 Mountain/3:00-4:30 Central
for a combined August webinar and RMASFAA Roundtable #6!

Attending a professional conference can be both exciting and overwhelming—but it can also be the start of meaningful connections, leadership opportunities, and career growth. Join the RMASFAA Training Committee and a panel of experienced financial aid professionals for an interactive 90-minute webinar and roundtable discussion designed to help you maximize your conference experience and discover the value of volunteer service.
 
Get a preview of what’s in store at the Fargo conference, hear about featured sessions and events, and learn practical strategies for navigating the conference, networking with confidence, and making the most of your attendance. Whether you're an introvert, extrovert, or somewhere in between, you'll leave with tips for building connections and engaging in ways that feel authentic to you.
 
We'll also explore how volunteer involvement can accelerate professional development, expand your network, and create new leadership opportunities. Learn how to identify volunteer roles that align with your interests and goals, balance service with your professional responsibilities, and turn volunteer experiences into valuable career growth.
 
The session will feature a candid roundtable discussion with financial aid leaders who have served at the institutional, state, regional, and national levels. Panelists Joe Donlay (Director of Financial Aid at Colorado State University), Brenda Hicks (Director of Financial Aid at Southwestern College in Winfield, KS), and James Broscheit (Financial Aid Director at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT) along with representatives from the RMASFAA Training and Conference Committees, will share their experiences, lessons learned, and insights into how saying "yes" to volunteer opportunities shaped their careers and professional networks.
 
Whether you're attending your first RMASFAA conference or looking for new ways to get involved, you'll leave with practical advice, fresh perspectives, and the confidence to take the next step in your RMASFAA journey. Bring your questions—and your own experiences—to this interactive conversation!

Questions? Contact training@rmasfaa.org
more info...		8/4/2026
-8/4/2026		2:00pm to 3:30pm

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