What do those acronyms on the Student Aid Report (SAR) mean?

The acronyms on the bottom of the SAR represent an actual dollar amount. The meanings of the acronyms are as follows:

EFC Expected Family Contribution
TI Total Income
ATI Allowances Against Total Income
STX State and Other Tax Allowance
EA Employment Allowance
IPA Income Protection Allowance
CAI Contribution from Available Income (Independent Student)
DNW Discretionary Net Worth
APA Education Savings and Asset Protection Allowance
PCA Parents’ Contribution from Assets
AAI Adjusted Available Income
TPC Total Parents’ Contribution
TSC Total Student’s Contribution
PC Parents’ Contribution
SIC Dependent Student’s Income Contribution
SCA Dependent Student’s Contribution from Assets
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