My parents will file for a 1040A this year and one of the questions goes like this:

If your parents have filed or will file a 1040, were they eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ (question 84)?
Select Yes if your parents filed or will file a 1040 but were eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ.

In general, your parents are eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ if they:

Make less than 0,000 per year,
Do not itemize deductions,
Do not receive income from their own business or farm,
Do not receive self-employment income or alimony,
Are not required to file Schedule D for capital gains.

Your parents are not eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ if they:

Make 0,000 or more per year,
Itemize deductions,
Receive income from their own business or farm,
Receive self-employment income or alimony,
Are required to file Schedule D for capital gains.
If your parents filed or will file a 1040 to claim Hope or Lifetime Learning credits, and they would have otherwise been eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ, you should answer "Yes" to this question.

Select No if your parents filed or will file a 1040 and were not eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ.

Select Don’t know if your parents filed or will file a 1040 and do not know if they were eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ.

So if my parents are filing for the 1040A and not the 1040 do I put yes or I don’t know?