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Revised 10/10/2019
Verification of 2018 Income Information for Student Tax Filers
Important Note: The instructions below apply to the student and spouse, if the student is married. Notify the financial aid office if the student or
spouse filed separate IRS income tax returns for 2018 or had a change in marital status after December 31, 2018.
Instructions: Complete this section if the student and spouse filed or will file a 2018 IRS income tax return(s). The best way to verify income is by
using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) that is part of FAFSA on the Web at FAFSA.gov. In most cases, no further documentation is needed to
verify 2018 income information that was transferred into the student’s FAFSA using the IRS DRT if that information was not changed.
Check the box that applies:
The student has used the IRS DRT in FAFSA on the Web to transfer 2018 IRS income tax return information into the student’s FAFSA.
The student has not yet used the IRS DRT in FAFSA on the Web, but will use the tool to transfer 2018 IRS income tax return information into
the student’s FAFSA.
The student is unable or chooses not to use the IRS DRT in FAFSA on the Web, and instead will provide the school with a 2018 IRS Tax
Return Transcript(s) or a signed copy of the 2018 IRS Tax Return and applicable schedules.
A 2018 IRS Tax Return Transcript may be obtained through:
• Get Transcript by Mail – Go to www.irs.gov
, click "Get Your Tax Record.” Click “Get Transcript by Mail.” Make sure to request the
“Return Transcript” and NOT the “Account Transcript.” The transcript is generally received within 10 business days from the IRS’s
receipt of the online request.
• Get Transcript Online – Go to www.irs.gov, click "Get Your Tax Record." Click “Get Transcript Online.” Make sure to request the
“Return Transcript” and NOT the “Account Transcript.” To use the Get Transcript Online tool, the user must have (1) access to a valid
email address, (2) a text-enabled mobile phone (pay-as-you-go plans cannot be used) in the user’s name, and (3) specific financial
account numbers (such as a credit card number or an account number for a home mortgage or auto loan). The transcript displays online
upon successful completion of the IRS’s two-step authentication.
• Automated Telephone Request – 1-800-908-9946. Transcript is generally received within 10 business days from the IRS’s receipt of the
telephone request.
• Paper Request Form – IRS Form 4506T-EZ or IRS Form 4506-T. The transcript is generally received within 10 business days from the
IRS’s receipt of the paper request form.
If the student and spouse filed separate 2018 IRS income tax returns, the IRS DRT cannot be used and the signed 2018 IRS Tax Return(s)
and applicable schedules or 2018 Tax Return Transcript(s) must be provided for each.
____ Check here if a signed copy of the 2018 IRS Tax Return or the Tax Return Transcript(s) is provided.
____ Check here if a signed copy of the 2018 IRS Tax Return or the Tax Return Transcript(s) will be provided later.
Verification of 2018 Income Information for Student Nontax Filers (Please skip this portion if you filed taxes):
The instructions and certifications below apply to the student. Complete this section if the student will not file and is not required to file a 2017
income tax return with the IRS.
Check the box that applies:
The student was not employed and had no income earned from work in 2018.
The student was employed in 2018 and has listed below the names of all employers, the amount earned from each employer in 2018, and
whether an IRS W-2 form or an equivalent document is provided. [Provide copies of all 2018 IRS W-2 forms issued to the student 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.
IRS W-2 or an Equivalent
Document Provided?
Annual Amount
Earned in 2018
(Example) ABC’s Auto Body Shop
Total Amount of Income Earned From Work