2014-2015 Parent Tax Verification Worksheet (Version A) 5PTVWA

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2014-2015 Parent Tax
Verification Worksheet
(Version A)
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We need to verify your parent(s) 2013 income information reported on your FAFSA. If taxes were filed, the best way to verify this is by
using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) that is part of FAFSA on the web. (Follow instructions on next page). In most cases, no
further documentation is needed to verify 2013 income information that was transferred into the student’s FAFSA using the IRS DRT if
that information was not changed.
What you should do:
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Complete and sign this worksheet with your parent (s). Do not leave any answers blank. If blanks occur, the form may need to be
returned causing delays. The verification process can take 6 weeks or more to complete. Missing documents and incomplete
paperwork will cause delays.
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Submit this worksheet to the Financial Aid Office within 30 days. Documents can be submitted by:
Fax: (847) 543-3062
Email: [email protected]
In Person to the Campus:
Mail:
Grayslake – Room B114
Lakeshore – Room N211
Southlake – Room V130 (Thurs only)
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College of Lake County
Financial Aid Office
19351 W. Washington St.
Grayslake, IL 60030
WARNING: If you purposely give false or
misleading information on this worksheet,
you may be fined, sentenced to jail or both.
Check your CLC email and your "To Do List” in myStudentCenter often for any updates. If additional information is required, we will
contact you and add items to your "To Do List." We may require additional documentation if we have reason to believe that the
information provided on the form is inaccurate. Be sure to keep your contact information current with the Admissions Office.
Student Information:
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Last Name
First Name
College of Lake County Student ID #
Parent(s) Income Tax Information. Check only one box:
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My parent(s) have used the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to transfer 2013 tax data to the FAFSA and made no changes to the
information. (Follow instructions on next page).
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My parent(s) were unable to, or choose not to, use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool and have attached their 2013 IRS tax return
transcript to this worksheet. (Follow instructions on next page).
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My parent(s) were not employed and had no income earned from work in 2013.
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My parent(s) were employed in 2013, but were not required to file a 2013 federal income tax return. My parent(s) must
complete the table below listing the names of all employers and amounts earned in 2013. My parent(s) must submit a copy of
all 2013 W2’s.
Employee’s Name
Employer’s Name
2013 Amount Earned
*Note: We may require you to provide documentation from the IRS that indicates a 2013 federal income tax return was not filed with the IRS.
Certify and Sign: Each person signing this form certifies that all the information reported on it is complete and correct. The student and at
least one parent whose information was reported on the FAFSA must sign and date. Information you provide on this form and other
documentation may be used to update your FAFSA.
Student’s Signature
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Which parents should be included as part of the household?
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If your legal parents (your biological and/or adoptive parents) are married to each other, include both of them in the household, regardless of
whether your parents are of the same or opposite sex.
If your legal parents are not married to each other and live together, include both of them in the household, regardless of whether your parents
are of the same or opposite sex.
If your parent is widowed or was never married, include only that parent in the household.
If your parents are divorced or separated and don’t live together, only report the parent with whom you lived more during the past 12 months.
If you lived the same amount of time with each divorced or separated parent, report the parent who provided more financial support during the
past 12 months or during the most recent 12 months that you actually received support from a parent.
If your divorced parents live together, include both of them in the household.
If your separated parents live together, include both of them in the household.
If you have a stepparent who is married to the legal parent whose information you’re reporting, you must include the stepparent in the
household as well.
Same sex couples who were married in a jurisdiction that recognizes same sex marriage should both be included in the household.
To use the IRS DRT, do the following:
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Log into your FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov.
Select Make FAFSA Corrections.
Navigate to the Financial Information tab.
If you qualify to use the IRS DRT, enter your PIN and click Link To IRS. Click OK to continue.
Once on the IRS website, enter all of your information correctly. Click Submit.
Check the “Transfer My Tax Information into the FAFSA” box and click Transfer Now.
Once completed, select OK and return to the FAFSA – make sure to sign with all electronic PINs required.
*If you do not qualify to use or choose not to use the IRS DRT, you must submit a copy of your 2013 tax return transcript to our
office. This form can be obtained in the following ways:
How to obtain a 2013 Tax Return Transcript from the IRS:
Get Transcript Online available on the IRS website at http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript.
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Click “Get Transcript ONLINE” (Click OK for Authorized Use Box).
Step 1 of 6: If you have not already done so, Create an Account otherwise “Sign In”.
Enter your required personal information and click on Send Email Confirmation Code.
Verify Email Confirmation Code sent to the email address you indicated in Step 1.
Enter additional required personal information.
Continue to enter required additional information.
Select Higher Education/Student Aid for the reason you are requesting a transcript. Under Return Transcript, click
“2013” (If needed, enable Pop-Up Blocker to receive information from www.irs.gov).
Print your 2013 Tax Return Transcript to submit to our office with student’s name and CLC ID number on each page.
Get Transcript by Mail on the IRS website at http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript.
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Click “Get Transcript by MAIL” (Click OK for Authorized Use Box).
Enter the primary tax filer’s Social Security Number (or the IRS individual taxpayer identification number), Date of Birth, Street
Address, and Zip or Postal Code. Use the address currently on file with the IRS. Generally this will be the address that was
listed on the latest tax return filed and click “Continue”.
In the Type of Transcript field, select “Return Transcript”. In the Tax Year field, select “2013.”
If successfully validated, tax filers can expect to receive a paper IRS tax return transcript at the address
included in their online request, within 5 to 10 days from the time the online request was successfully transmitted
to the IRS. IRS Tax Return Transcripts requested online cannot be sent directly to a third party by the IRS.
Telephone Request
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Tax Return Transcripts are available from the IRS by calling 1-800-908-9946.
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If successfully validated, tax filers can expect to receive a paper IRS Tax Return transcript at the address that was used in
their telephone request, within 5 to 10 days from the time the IRS receives the request.
Paper Request Form – IRS Form 4506T-EZ
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Download the IRS Form 4506-EZ at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506tez.pdf.
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Tax filers can expect to receive their transcript within 5 to 10 days from the time the IRS receives and processes their signed
request. NOTE: Processing form 4506-EZ means verifying/validating the information provided on the form. If information
does not match the IRS records, the IRS will notify the tax filer that it was not able to provide the transcript.
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