Requesting Tax Information and Verification of Non-Filing

1. Use the IRS Data Retrieval process within the FAFSA application to make a Correction:
   1. Visit: fafsa.gov
   2. Once in the FAFSA, use the “Link to IRS” option
   3. Continue until you have submitted the corrected FAFSA
2. Submit a Tax Return Transcript:
   1. Request from the IRS at irs.gov/transcript
      1. Request Online: “Get Transcript Online”
      2. Request by Mail: “Get Transcript by Mail”
      3. Request by Paper: Using IRS Form 4506-T
   2. Upload via your Student Financial Aid Portal
3. Submit a signed copy of 2020 federal tax returns (for 22-23 FAFSA) or 2021 federal tax returns (for 23-24 FAFSA) and Schedules 1-3, if applicable:
   1. Upload via your Student Financial Aid Portal

1. Submit a transcript obtained at no cost from the relevant taxing authority of a U.S. territory (Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands) or commonwealth (Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands), or a foreign central government that includes all of the tax filer’s income and tax information required to be verified for the tax year.
2. If a transcript cannot be obtained at no cost from the relevant taxing authority, submit a signed copy of the tax return and a signed statement from the student that they were unable to obtain the transcript at no cost.

1. Submit a Verification of Non-Filing Letter (VNF) and a copy of IRS Form W-2, or an equivalent document, for each source of employment income received by the individual:
   1. Request from the IRS at irs.gov/transcript
      1. Request Online: "Get Transcript Online"
      2. Request by Paper: Using IRS Form 4506-T
   2. Upload via your Student Financial Aid Portal
2. Submit a copy of IRS Form W-2, or an equivalent document, for each source of employment income received by the individual and a signed statement certifying that the individual:
   1. Attempted to obtain the VNF from the IRS and was unable to obtain the required documentation; and
   2. Has not filed and is not required to file an income tax return, and a listing of the sources of any income earned by the individual from work and the amount of income from each source

Note:  IRS Phone Number: (800) 829-1040