After filing a FAFSA form, students may be randomly selected, by The Department of Education for review in a process called "Verification." Under federal regulations, the Financial Aid Office is required to verify the accuracy of the information reported on your FAFSA form.
In compliance with federal guidelines there are certain data elements that we are required to verify. In order to do so, we may need to collect additional documentation and/or have you transfer data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
If You Are Selected for Verification
Over the summer, you will receive an email from the Financial Aid Office detailing the Verification Process. If we require any additional documentation from you, we will specify that in the email.
Required for all:
- Verification Worksheet
- Verification of Parent/Student Income & taxes (use IRS data retrieval or official tax transcript - see below)
Required for some:
- Verification of high school completion status**
- Verification of identity/statement of educational purpose**
鈥**IF these are required, students will be contacted with instructions 鈥
The IRS Data Retrieval (IDR) process:
IDR enables FAFSA to retrieve tax data directly from the IRS allowing you to automatically have your family鈥檚 income information transferred into your FAFSA. Log in to your form in order to access the IDR.
- Once logged in, choose 鈥渕ake corrections鈥
- Click on 鈥淔inancial Information鈥
- On the question 鈥淒id you file a tax return,鈥 select 鈥渁lready completed鈥
- This will allow you access to IDR
- View 鈥渙ption to link to the IRS鈥
- Click 鈥渢ransfer now鈥
- RESUBMIT FAFSA
Request an official tax transcript:
- Go to the
- Under "Tools," select 鈥淕et Tax Transcript by mail鈥
- Complete the form with your Social Security number, date of birth, address, and Zip Code
- Under "Type of Transcript," select "Return Transcript"
- For "Tax Year," select the year appropriate for the academic year
Once the IRS accepts your request for a Tax Return Transcript, allow 5-10 days to receive it. The Transcript will be sent to the address on your tax return. Please send a copy of your Tax Return Transcript to our office by fax at (909) 607-7941 or mail at Financial Aid Office, 333 N College Way, Claremont CA 91711.