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Form - 5
Mail to: NCC Financial Aid
P.O. Box 7488
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
2020-2021
Verification of 2018 IRS Income Tax Return
Information for Parent Tax Filers
Name __________________________________________ Student ID ____________________________
Important Note: The instructions below apply to each parent included in the household. Notify the financial aid office
if the parents filed separate IRS income tax returns for 2018 or had a change in marital status after the end of the
2018 tax year on December 31, 2018.
Instructions: Complete this section if the parents 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 IRS income tax return information that was transferred
into the student’s FAFSA using the IRS DRT if that information was not changed.
In most cases, for electronic filers, 2018 IRS income tax return information for the IRS DRT is available within 2–3
weeks after the 2018 electronic IRS income tax return has been accepted by the IRS. Generally, for filers of 2018
paper IRS income tax returns, the 2018 IRS income tax return information is available for the IRS DRT within 8–11
weeks after the 2018 paper IRS income tax return has been received by the IRS. Contact the financial aid office if
more information is needed about using the IRS DRT.
Check the box that applies:
The parents have used the IRS DRT in FAFSA on the Web to transfer 2018 IRS income tax return information
into the student’s FAFSA.
The parents have 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 once the 2018 IRS income tax return has been filed.
The parents are unable or choose not to use the IRS DRT in FAFSA on the Web, and instead will provide the
school a 2018 IRS Tax Return Transcript(s) (signature not required) or provide a 2018 IRS Tax
Return.(signature required)
To obtain a 2018 IRS Tax Return Transcript, go to www.IRS.gov
and click on the “Order a Return or Account
Transcript” link, or call 1-800-908-9946. Make sure to request the “IRS Tax Return Transcript” and not the “IRS
Tax Account Transcript.” Use the Social Security Number and date of birth of the first person listed on the
2018 IRS income tax return, and the address on file with the IRS (normally this will be the address used on the
2018 IRS income tax return). In most cases, for electronic filers, a 2018 IRS Tax Return Transcript may be
requested from the IRS within 2–3 weeks after the 2018 IRS income tax return has been accepted by the IRS.
Generally, for filers of 2018 paper IRS income tax returns, the 2018 IRS Tax Return Transcript may be
requested within 8–11 weeks after the 2018 paper IRS income tax return has been received by the IRS.
If the parents filed separate 2018 IRS income tax returns, 2018 IRS Tax Return Transcripts or 2018 IRS Tax
Return must be provided for both.
☐ Check here if a 2018 IRS Tax Return Transcript(s) or 2018 IRS Tax Return is provided with this form.
