# Tax Requirement Question

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tax-requirement-question/5830>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\
**Created:** [January 14, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tax-requirement-question/5830 "2019-01-14T01:47:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![twb9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@twb9](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/twb9)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tax-requirement-question/5830/1 "2019-01-14T01:47:38Z")

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Hello everyone, quick question about public trust clearance.

The sf85p form asks about filing taxes in the past 7 years, and during my time in college from 2011-2015, I did not file taxes because my income was below the standard deduction (had financial aid, and part time job). Since then, I have properly filed taxes every year. Even though I wasn’t required to file taxes during those years will they consider it a bad thing that I don’t have tax records for those years? Should I try to file taxes for those years or just explain that my income was lower than the deduction?

Thank you in advance.

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**Author:** ![northstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@northstar](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/northstar)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 5:36am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tax-requirement-question/5830/2 "2019-01-14T05:36:58Z")

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SF85P ask if you have been subject to a tax lien in the past 7 years.

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**Author:** ![EdFarmerIII](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/edfarmeriii/32/122_2.png) [@EdFarmerIII](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/EdFarmerIII)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tax-requirement-question/5830/3 "2019-01-14T17:30:26Z")

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If you have no filing requirement for a year, you don’t file. You still remain current.

You note that you had a part-time job . . . Did you have withholding from that job? Do you still have the W-2s? If you had withholding, you should have filed in order to have that refunded.