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Note: If you filed a non-IRS income tax return:
A tax filer who filed an income tax return with Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands may provide a signed copy of his
or her income tax return that was filed with the relevant tax authority. However, if we question the
accuracy of the information on the signed copy of the income tax return, the tax filer must provide us
with a copy of the tax account information issued by the relevant tax authority before verification can be
completed.
A tax filer who filed an income tax return with the tax authority for American Samoa must provide a
copy of his or her tax account information.
A tax filer who filed an income tax return with tax authorities not mentioned above, i.e. a foreign tax
authority, and who indicates that he or she is unable to obtain the tax account information free of charge,
must provide documentation that the tax authority charges a fee to obtain that information, along with a
signed copy of his or her income tax return that was filed with the relevant tax authority.
B. Non-filers
The instructions and certifications below apply to each parent included in the household. Complete this
section if the parents will not file and are not required to file a 2016 income tax return with the IRS.
Note: If amount earned from work is greater than $10,350 if single, $20,700 if married under 65, or $16,650
if widow(er) with a dependent child then you are required to file and must submit an IRS Tax Return
Transcript or use the IRS Data Retrieval link in your FAFSA. For more information on tax filing
requirements, visit www.irs.gov/publications/p17/.
Check the box that applies:
Neither parent was employed and had no income earned from work in 2016.
One or both parents were employed in 2016 and have listed below the names of all employers, the
amount earned from each employer in 2016, and whether an IRS W-2 form is provided. [Provide
copies of all 2016 IRS W-2 forms issued to the parents by their employers]. List every employer
even if the employer did not issue an IRS W-2 form.
If more space is needed, provide a separate page with the student’s name and ID number at the top.
Suzy’s Auto Body Shop (example)
Individuals selected for verification that did not file a 2016 IRS income tax return are required to obtain a
“Verification of Nonfiling” letter from the IRS. The request for “Verification of Nonfiling” can be obtained
online at www.IRS.gov:
1. Click on the “Get Transcript of Your Tax Records” link.
2. Select “Verification of Nonfiling Letter” and follow instructions.
Or you may use IRS Form 4506-T and check box 7 (Form 4506-T must be mailed directly to the IRS).
Please note, a taxpayer may fail to file a tax return even though there is a filing requirement; the verification
letter does not address whether or not the taxpayer should have filed a tax return.
Check here if confirmation of nonfiling is provided.
