parent	spouse	or	partner	contributor	section.
Parent	Spouse	or	Partner	Identity	Information	(42)
Like	the	student,	the	parent	spouse	or	partner	identity	information	should	match	what	appears	on	their	social	security
card.	If	the	parent	spouse	or	partner	does	not	have	a	Social	Security	number	and	is	completing	their	section	of	the	form
online,	the	SSN	field	will	automatically	be	blank	based	on	the	information	in	their	StudentAid.gov	account.	If	the	parent
spouse	is	completing	their	section	using	the	paper	(PDF)	FAFSA,	they	should	enter	all	zeros	in	the	SSN	field.	In	both
application	methods,	the	parent	should	enter	their	ITIN,	if	they	have	one,	in	the	ITIN	field.
Parent	Spouse	or	Partner	Contact	Information	(43)
This	is	the	parent	spouse9s	or	partner9s	current	mobile	phone,	email	address,	and	permanent	home	address.
Parent	Spouse	or	Partner	Tax	Filing	Status	(44)
This	question	asks	if	the	parent	spouse	or	partner	filed	(or	will	file)	a	2023	IRS	1040	or	1040-NR.	It	also	asks	about	income
earned	in	a	foreign	country	or	if	the	parent	spouse	or	partner	filed	a	tax	return	in	a	U.S.	territory.	See	the	discussion	of	tax
return	data	in	the	<Student	2023	Tax	Return	Information	(20)=	question	for	a	list	of	data	elements	that	will	transfer	via	the
FA-DDX	or	be	manually	entered	by	the	parent	spouse	or	partner.
Parent	Spouse	or	Partner	2023	Tax	Return	Informatio n	(45)
This	information	comes	directly	from	the	parent	spouse9s	or	partner9s	2023	federal	tax	return.	See	the	discussion	of	tax
return	data	in	the	<Student	2023	Tax	Return	Information	(20)=	question	for	a	list	of	data	elements	that	will	transfer	via	the
FA-DDX	or	be	manually	entered	by	the	parent	spouse	or	partner.	Unlike	the	parent,	the	parent	spouse	or	partner	will	not
be	asked	to	report	either	(1)	taxable	college	grants,	scholarships,	or	AmeriCorps	benefits,	or	(2)	receipt	of	the	earned
income	credit.	See	<Student	Spouse	2023	Tax	Return	Information	(28)=	for	further	explanation	of	these	two	excluded
elements.
Parent	Spouse	or	Partner	Consent,	Approval,	and	Sig nature	(46)
Every	parent	spouse	or	partner	contributor	must	provide	the	following	for	the	student	to	be	eligible	for	Title	IV	aid:
Consent	3	The	parent	spouse	or	partner	contributor	must	consent	to	the	disclosure	of	certain	identifying	information
to	the	IRS.
Approval	3	The	parent	spouse	or	partner	must	affirmatively	approve	that	the	U.S.	Department	of	Education	may
receive,	use,	and	redisclose	to	certain	entities	their	federal	tax	information	(FTI).
Signature	3	The	parent	spouse	or	partner	contributor9s	FSA	ID	(username	and	password)	will	serve	as	their
signature	on	the	online	FAFSA.	Paper	(PDF)	FAFSA	filers	will	provide	a	physical	signature	on	their	form.
FAFSA	Submission
A	dependent	student	with	(1)	unmarried	parents	living	together	or	(2)	a	married	or	remarried	parent	who	did	not	file	their
2023	tax	return	jointly	with	their	current	spouse	now	have	a	complete	FAFSA	form	ready	for	processing.	The	student	will
receive	an	email	confirmation	that	their	FAFSA	form	is	complete.	The	parent	spouse	or	partner	will	see	an	abbreviated
confirmation	that	the	form	is	complete,	and	that	the	student	has	been	notified.	If	the	applicant	provided	an	email	address,
they	will	receive	an	email	when	the	FAFSA	form	is	processed	with	instructions	for	accessing	their	FAFSA	Submission
Summary.	Applicants	without	an	email	address	will	receive	a	paper	copy	of	their	FAFSA	Submission	Summary.
Role:	Preparer
If	someone	other	than	the	student,	student	spouse,	parent,	or	parent	spouse	or	partner	completed	a	portion	of	the	FAFSA
form	on	the	applicant9s	behalf,	that	person	must	complete	the	Preparer	section.	Paid	preparers	are	prohibited.	This
section	consists	of	three	questions	related	to	the	unpaid	preparer.