REQUESTING AND SUBMITTING TAX INFORMATION FOR FINANCIAL AID
If you did not use the IRS Data Retrieval tool when you first submitted your FAFSA, we strongly recommend that you log back into
your FAFSA (www.fafsa.gov) and try again to use the IRS Data Retrieval tool.
If you are unable to use the IRS Data Retrieval tool, you must request a copy of your Tax Return Transcript or IRS Verification of
Non-Filing Letter.
Here’s how:
Re
quest by Phone Request Online
Ca
ll the IRS at (800) 908-9946
Follow prompts to enter Social Security number and numbers
of the street address as it appears on the most recent tax
return filed with the IRS
Select option #2 to request a tax return transcript for 2018
The IRS will mail a paper copy within 5 to 10 days
Go t
o www.irs.gov
Click “Help”
Click “Tools”
Click "Get Transcripts"
Click "Get Transcript Online"
Follow prompts to validate your identity
Create a login and password
Choose “Higher Education/Student Aid” as the reason for
the transcript request
Select “Return Transcript for 2018”
FAQs about Requesting Your IRS Tax Transcript
Re
quest by Mail
Ho
w can I
request it?
Where do I
request it?
What type of
document will I
receive?
How will I
receive it?
If you can’t validate your identity for online access, you
must use the “Get Transcript by Mail” option.
Go to www.irs.gov and Click on "Get My Tax Record"
If you filed taxes –
Enter your SSN, date of birth, street address, and
ZIP code
Select "Tax Return Transcript"
Select "2018"
If you did not file taxes –
Onl
ine www.irs.gov
Tax Return
Transcript or Letter
of Non-filing
Able to immediately
download and print
T
elephone (800) 908-9946
Paper – Tax Return
Transcript
Via mail in about
10 business days
B
y Mail www.irs.gov
Paper – Tax Return
Transcript
Via mail in about
10 business days
Print IRS Form 4506-T
Complete Lines 1-3
Check box #7
Enter “12/31/2018” on Line #9
Sign the form and mail or fax to the IRS Office
B
y Mail or Fax
Form 4506-T
Mail to: IRS
RAIVS Team
P.O. Box 9941
Mail Stop 6734
Ogden, UT 84409
Fax to:
801-620-6922
Verification of Non-
Filing Letter
Via mail in about
10 business days
Special Tax Situations
Am
ended Tax Return
Brin
g copy of Tax Return Transcript and
A copy of the 1040X (Amended Tax Return), signed by taxpayer and stamped by IRS
Victim of IRS tax-related Identity Theft
Co
ntact the IRS Identity Theft Protection Specialized Unit (IPSU) via
telephone at (800) 908-4490
After the IPSU authenticates the tax filer’s identity, the tax filer must request the IRS
to mail an alternate paper tax return transcript known as the Transcript Database View (TRDBV)
The TRDBV will look different than a regular tax return transcript
Submit a signed statement by the tax filer indicating that he or she was a victim of IRS tax-related identity theft
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