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If your FAFSA application was selected by the U.S. Department of Education for verification, you and your parent(s) may be required to provide income and tax information. Log into your Student Financial Aid Portal to determine if tax information is required for you and/or your parent(s).
We highly encourage you to provide consent and approval during the FAFSA process to import your income and tax information from the IRS directly into the FAFSA.
If you are unable to use the automated process listed above, use one of the options listed below to provide the financial aid office a copy of your IRS Tax Return Transcript or signed copy of your income tax return and applicable schedules. Upload the requested documentation via your Student Financial Aid Portal.
U.S. Tax Return Filers
Option 1: Submit a Tax Return Transcript
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Request Online: Click “Sign in to your online account”
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Request by Mail: “Get Transcript by Mail”
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Automated Telephone Request: (800) 908-9946. Generally received within 10 business days.
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Request by Paper: Using IRS Form 4506-T. Generally received within 10 business days.
Option 2: Submit a signed copy of federal tax returns and Schedules 1-3 and/or schedule C (if applicable).
Non Tax Filers
Option 1: Submit a Verification of Non-Filing Letter (VNF) and a copy of IRS Form W-2, or a wage and income transcript, for each source of employment income received by the individual:
Option 2: Submit a signed and dated statement certifying that the individual:
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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; and
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A copy of IRS W-2 forms for each source of employment income received or a wage and income transcript from the IRS.
Foreign Tax Return Filers
Option 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.
Option 2: Submit a signed copy of the income tax return (including applicable schedules) that was filed with the relevant tax authority.