2024-2025 Verification Worksheet - Independent Student

Your 24/25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was selected for review in a process called verification. The law says that before awarding Federal Student Aid, we may ask you to confirm the information you reported on your FAFSA. To verify that you provided correct information, we will compare your FAFSA with the information on this institutional verification document and with any other required documents. If there are differences, your FAFSA information may need to be corrected. You must complete and sign this worksheet, attach any required documents, and submit the form and other required documents to us. We may ask for additional information. If you have questions about verification, contact us as soon as possible so that your financial aid will not be delayed.

A. Independent Student's Information

Name*

First NameLast Name

Social Security Number*

Date of Birth*

Date

Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState

Zip Code

Email Address*

example@example.com

Home Phone Number (include area code)

Please enter a valid phone number.

Alternate or Cell Phone Number

Please enter a valid phone number.

B. Independent Student's Family Information

Number of Household Members: List below the people in the student’s household. Include:

Yourself (the student).
Your spouse, if you are married.
Your or your spouse’s children if you or your spouse will provide more than half of their support from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024 even if the children do not live with you.
Other people if they now live with you, and you or your spouse provides more than half of the other people’s support and will continue to provide more than half of their support through June 30, 2024.

Number in College: For any household member who is, or will be, enrolled at least half time in a degree, diploma, or certificate program at an eligible postsecondary educational institution any time between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, include the name of the college.

Note: We may require additional documentation if we have reason to believe that the information regarding the household members enrolled in eligible postsecondary educational institutions is inaccurate.

C. Independent Student's Verification of 2018 Income Tax Return Information for Student Tax Filers

1. TAX RETURN FILERS—Important Note: If you (and/or your spouse, if married) filed, or will file, an amended 2022 IRS tax return, had a change in marital status after December 31, 2022, or if married, filed separate 2022 IRS tax returns you must contact your financial aid administrator before completing this section.

Instructions: Complete this section if you, the student (and/or your spouse, if married) filed or will file a 2022 IRS income tax return. 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. If you have not already used the tool, go to FAFSA.gov. In most cases, no further documentation is needed to verify 2022 IRS income tax return information that was transferred into the student’s FAFSA using the IRS DRT if that information was not changed by the FAFSA filer.

Check the box that applies:*

I, the student, have not yet used the IRS DRT in FAFSA on the Web but I will use the tool to transfer my 2022 IRS income tax return information into my FAFSA. We cannot complete the verification process until your IRS information has been transferred into your FAFSA.I, the student, have not yet used the IRS DRT in FAFSA on the Web, but I will use the tool to transfer my (and,if married, my spouse’s) 2022 IRS income tax return information into my FAFSA. We cannot complete the verification process until your (and, if married, your spouse’s) IRS information has been transferred into your FAFSA.I, the student, am unable or choose not to use the IRS DRT in FAFSA on the Web, and I will instead submit to the school a (and, if married, my spouse’s) 2022 IRS Tax Return Transcript(s) or a signed 2022income tax return copy(s) and applicable schedules that was submitted to the IRS.None of the Above

To obtain a 2022 IRS Tax Return Transcript:

Online Request - Go to www.IRS.gov and click “Get Your Tax Record.” Click “Get Transcript ONLINE.” Make sure to request the “IRS Tax Return Transcript” and not the “IRS Tax Account Transcript.” To use the Get Transcript Online tool, the user must have (1) access to a valid email address, (2) a text-enabled mobile phone (pay-as-you-go plans cannot be used) in the user’s name, and (3) specific financial account numbers (such as a credit card number or an account number for a home mortgage or auto loan). The transcript displays online upon successful completion of the IRS’s two-step authentication.
Mail Request – Go to www.IRS.gov and click “Get Your Tax Record.” Click “Get Transcript by MAIL.” Make sure to request the “IRS Tax Return Transcript” and not the “IRS Tax Account Transcript.” Transcript receipt is about 10 business days from the IRS’s receipt of the online request.

Use the Social Security Number and date of birth of the first person listed on the 2022 IRS income tax return, and the address on file with the IRS (normally this will be the address used on the 2022IRS income tax return).
Automated telephone request - 1-800-908-9946. Transcript receipt is about 10 business days from the IRS’s receipt of the telephone request.
Paper request - IRS Form 4506T-EZ or 4506-T. Transcript receipt is about 10 business days from the IRS’s receipt of the paper request.

Contact the financial aid office if more information is needed about obtaining an IRS Tax Return Transcript.

If you and your spouse filed separate 2022 IRS income tax returns, the IRS DRT cannot be used and the 2022 IRS Tax Return transcripts must be provided for both.

Check here if a 2022 IRS Tax Return transcript(s) or signed income tax return copy and applicable schedules is provided with this worksheet.Check here if a 2022 IRS Tax Return transcript(s) or signed income tax return copy and applicable schedules will be provided later. Verification cannot be completed until the IRS Tax Return transcript(s) or signed tax return copy has been submitted to the school.

Use this box to upload your 2022 IRS Tax Return transcript(s) or signed income tax return copy and applicable schedules.

C. Independent Student's Verification of 2022 Earned Income Information for Student Nontax Filers

2. TAX RETURN NONFILERS- The instructions and certifications below apply to you (the student) and/or your spouse, if you are married. Complete this section if you (and/or your spouse, if married) will not file and are not required to file a 2022 income tax return with the IRS.

Check the box that applies:

I, the student, (and, if married, my spouse) was not employed and had no income earned from work in 2022I, the student, (and/or, if married, my spouse) was employed in 2022and have listed below the names of all employers, the amount earned from each employer in 2022, and whether an IRS W-2 form or an equivalent document is provided. [Provide copies of all 2022 IRS W-2 forms issued to the student and spouse by their employers]. List every employer even if the employer did not issue an IRS W-2 form.None of the above.

Total Amount of Income Earned from Work

Total from Above

Provide documentation from the IRS or other relevant tax authority dates on or after October 1, 2021, that indicates a 2022IRS income tax return was not filed with the IRS or other relevant tax authority.*

Check here if confirmation of nonfiling is provided.Check here if confirmation of nonfiling will be provided later. Verification cannot be completed until the document(s) have been submitted to the school.Check here if you were unable to obtain confirmation of IRS or other relevant taxing authority nonfiling and have provided a signed statement certifying they (we) attempted to obtain the VNF from the IRs or other tax authorities and was unable to obtain the required documentation. Verification cannot be completed until the document(s) have been submitted to the school.

A signed statement certifying they I (we):
- attempted to obtain the VNF from the IRS or other tax authorities and was unable to obtain the required documentation; and
- have not filed and are not required to file a 2022 income tax return, and
- included a listing of the sources of any 2022 income earned by the individual from work and the amount of income from each source; and
A copy of IRS Form W-2, or an equivalent document, for each source of 2022 employment income received by the individual.

Use this box to upload any required documentation.

D. High School Completion Status

Instructions: Provide one of the following documents that indicate the student’s high school completion status when the student will begin college in 2024-2025

A copy of the student’s high school diploma.
A copy of the student’s final official high school transcript that shows the date when the diploma was awarded.
A copy of the student’s state certificate or transcript that shows the student passed a State-authorized examination [General Educational Development (GED), HiSET, TASC, or other State-authorized examination] that the State recognizes as the equivalent of a high school diploma.
For students who completed secondary education in a foreign country, a copy of the “secondary school leaving certificate” or similar document.
An academic transcript that indicates the student successfully completed at least a two-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s degree.
For a homeschooled student from a State where State law requires a homeschooled student to obtain a secondary school completion credential for homeschooling (other than a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent), a copy of that credential.
For a homeschooled student from a State where State law does not require a homeschooled student to obtain a secondary school completion credential for homeschooling (other than a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent), a transcript or the equivalent, signed by the student's parent or guardian, that lists the secondary school courses the student completed and includes a statement that the student successfully completed a secondary school education in a homeschool setting.

A student who is unable to obtain and provide the documentation listed above must contact the financial aid office.

Upload Required Documentation

E. Certifications and Signatures

Each person signing below certifies that all of the information reported on the pages of this document are complete and correct. WARNING: If you purposely give false or misleading information you may be fined, sent to prison or both.

Student's Name*

Social Security Number*

Student's Signature*

Date of Student Signature*

Date

Spouse's Signature (Optional)

Date of Spouse's Signature

Date

NOTE: IMPORTANT! The next step of this document (Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose) must be completed and signed by the student in the presence of the designated individual at the school. Failure to do so will delay further processing of your application for financial aid. If you have any questions, please contact your Financial Aid Administrator at the school. Only the English or Spanish version of Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose is requred to be signed.