VERIFICATION DOCUMENTATION

Dependent students selected for verification must submit a Federal Dependent Verification Worksheetsigned by the student and a parent. Parent and student tax return transcripts must be obtained from www.irs.gov for selected students who do not use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. Individuals reporting income, but who are not required to file a federal tax return, must submit copies of all federal W-2s received the previous tax year.
Independent students selected for verification must submit a Federal Independent Verification Worksheet signed by the student and his or her spouse (when applicable). Student and spouse’s (when applicable) tax return transcripts must be obtained from www.irs.gov for selected students who do not use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. Individuals reporting income, but who are not required to file a Federal tax return must submit copies of all Federal W-2s received the previous tax year.