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The IRS Data Retrieval Tool in the online FAFSA application is the fastest, easiest, most secure method of providing the required tax verification. You may log in to your FAFSA<\/a> and submit a correction to use the IRS Retrieval Tool. (There are certain circumstances in which you and your spouse, if married, are not eligible to use the IRS retrieval such as when you and your spouse if married, filed separate tax returns, or your marital status has changed after December 31).<\/p>\n

There are three ways to request a Tax Return Transcript from the IRS.<\/p>\n

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  1. Online<\/a>. Click on \u201cGet Your Tax Record\u201d. Make sure to request a Tax Return Transcript not a Tax Account Transcript.<\/li>\n
  2. By telephone at 1-800-908-9946<\/a>. Please allow 5 to 10 calendar days for delivery.<\/li>\n
  3. By Mail: You can request an IRS Tax Return Transcript be mailed to you by using Form 4506-T<\/a> or by going to IRS.gov<\/a> and clicking the \u201cGet Transcript by Mail\u201d option. Make sure to request a Tax Return Transcript not a Tax Account Transcript. Transcripts will arrive in 5 to 10 calendar days at the address the IRS has on file for you, from the date the IRS received your request.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Read a more comprehensive guide on how to request and receive a IRS Tax Transcript<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[42],"class_list":["post-5994","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","tag-independent-verification","topic-receiving-aid"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat if the independent student (and spouse, if married) is not eligible to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The IRS Data Retrieval Tool in the online FAFSA application is the fastest, easiest, most secure method of providing the required tax verification. 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