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Depends on who's asking. For the Federal government, gross income is income from all sources- earned and unearned. Unearned income is your money making money- investments, dividends, capital gains, sale of property. Earned income is, well, what you actually toiled to attain, like wages, consultation fees, jury duty payment, etc.
Clearly, if an incorrect figure is reported for income earned from work, it will lead to an incorrect calculation of the allowances. If the income earned from work is too low, this will yield lower allowances and a higher EFC. (Total income is usually based on the adjusted gross income, not earned income. The tax allowances, which are based on earned income, are subtracted from total income to yield available income.