Tax Return Question

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I haven't even started working on financial aid yet, but I'm wondering when, if ever, copies of student/parent 2010 tax returns have to be submitted (either to specific schools or uploaded to NeedAccess).


The specific issue is that my mother is reluctant to give me copies of my parents' return because it has their and my siblings' SSNs on it. She'd rather give me copies with the SSNs redacted. Can anyone advise one way or the other on whether this will work? She'd be fine with adding a notarized cover sheet that states the only difference between the copies and the forms that were filed is the redaction of SSNs.

Thanks!