Every year, the Department of Education selects a small group of FAFSAs for verification. Verification is intended to improve the accuracy of the information submitted on the FAFSA. It is not intended to function like a forensic audit.
For this verification, you need to provide info on income and household size. That means in addition to the form, you will also need tax information that was used to complete the FAFSA. For the 2022-2023 school year, the FAFSA asks for tax information from the 2020 filing year.
Dependent student? You need your and your parent’s information.
Independent student? You need your and your spouse’s (if married) information.
If you were selected for V4 verification, you will be asked to verify your identity as well as household size.
Dependent students – complete this form based on your parent’s household information. Have your parents sign the form as well as yourself.
Independent students – complete this form with your household information. If you are married, your spouse will sign the form as well.
A combination of V1 and V4, Aggregate Verification will ask you to verify your income, household, and identity. You need to provide copies of the income information you used to complete the FAFSA. For 22-23, the income information from 2020 was used. Didn’t file taxes? The form has instructions for how to request a verification of non-filing.
Dependent student? You need your and your parent’s information.
Independent student? You need your and your spouse’s (if married) information.
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