Verification of 2018 IRS Federal Income Tax Return Information
The best way to verify income is by using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) that is part of the FAFSA on the Web at www.fafsa.gov.
In most cases, no further documentation is needed to verify 2018 IRS income tax return information that was transferred into the student's
FAFSA using the IRS DRT, if that information was not changed. If a student or parent changes his/her tax information on the student's
FAFSA application after the original data was successfully matched with the IRS, Coastal Pines Technical College will require the student to
submit a 2018 Federal Tax Return Tax to verify if a correction needs to be made to the student's FAFSA.
Tax filers can request from the IRS an IRS Tax Return Transcript of their 2018 IRS tax return, free of charge, in one of the following ways:
• Online Request: Available on the IRS Website at www.irs.gov
• Telephone Request: Available from the IRS by calling (800) 908-9946
• Paper Request Form – IRS Form 4506T-EZ used to request an IRS Tax Return Transcript: The form is available in
the CPTC Office of Financial Aid or by downloading from www.irs.gov. Mail or fax the completed IRS Form to the
appropriate address (or FAX number) provided on page 2. Tax filers can expect to receive the Return Transcript within
10 business days from the time the IRS receives and processes the signed request.
Non-tax filers can request from the IRS a Verification of Non-Filing letter, free of charge, in one of the following ways:
• Online Request: Available on the IRS Website at www.irs.gov
• Telephone Request: Available from the IRS by calling (800) 908-9946
• Paper Request Form – IRS Form 4506-T used to request a Verification of Non-filing letter: The form is available in
the CPTC Office of Financial Aid or by downloading from www.irs.gov. Mail or fax the completed IRS Form to the
appropriate address (or FAX number) provided on page 2. Non-tax filers can expect to receive the letter of non-filing
within 10 business days from the time the IRS receives and processes the signed request.
Other Notes:
Individuals Who Filed an Amended IRS Income Tax Return
If an individual filed an amended IRS income tax return for tax year 2018, provide both of the following: A signed copy of the 2018 IRS Form
1040X “Amended U.S. Individual Tax Return” that was filed with the IRS AND a 2018 IRS Tax Return Transcript (signature not required).
Individuals Who Were Victims of IRS Identity Theft
A victim of IRS identity theft who has been unable to obtain a 2018 IRS Tax Return Transcript or use the IRS DRT, must submit a 2018 Tax
Return Data Base View (TRDBV) transcript as well as a signed statement indicating that they were victims of tax-related identity theft and that
the IRS has been made aware of it. Please call the IRS’s Identity Protection Specialized Unit (IPSU) at 1.800.908.4490.
As set forth in the student catalog, Coastal Pines Technical College (CPTC) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or
ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, veteran status, or citizenship status (except in
those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). The following persons have been designated to coordinate the College’s
implementation of non-discrimination policies: Katrina Howard, Title IX Coordinator, Jesup, Office 132, khoward@coastalpines.edu ,
912.427.5876; Cynthia Linder, Title IX Coordinator, Waycross Campus, clinder@coastalpines.edu , 912.287.4098; Cathy Montgomery,
ADA/Section 5
04 Coordinator, Golden Isles, Office 1141, cmontgomery@coastalpines.edu , 912.262.9995.
