Indicators	for	Schedules	A,	B,	D,	E,	F,	H
IRS	response	code
In	some	limited	circumstances,	the	student	or	contributor	may	need	to	manually	provide	data	if	it	is	unavailable	through
the	FA-DDX	or	does	not	reflect	their	current	personal	circumstances.	In	these	cases,	manually	entered	data	will	be	used	in
the	SAI	calculation.	For	example,	a	contributor	would	be	required	to	manually	report	income	and	tax	data	if	they	were
married	and	filed	their	2023	U.S.	tax	return	jointly	with	their	spouse	but	are	now	divorced.
IRS	Response	Codes
The	IRS	will	provide	one	of	the	following	response	codes	for	each	contributor,	and	they	will	appear	on	a	student9s	ISIR.
Code Indication
200 Usable	FTI	data	retrieved	successfully
214 No	return	on	file
203
206
212
No	usable	FTI	data	retrieved
The	IRS	provides	a	response	code	value	of	<200=	when	the	IRS	has	data	and	it	was	successfully	shared	with	FSA	for
inclusion	on	the	applicant9s	FAFSA	form.	Income	and	tax	information	for	contributors	with	a	<200=	IRS	response	code	is
considered	verified.	The	IRS	response	code	of	<214=	means	the	IRS	was	able	to	locate	the	individual	in	its	records	and
confirmed	that	it	does	not	have	a	tax	return	on	file	for	that	individual	for	the	tax	year,	designating	them	as	a	non-U.S.	tax
filer.
IRS	response	codes	<203=,	<206=,	and	<212=	indicate	that	the	IRS	is	unable	to	provide	FTI	for	that	contributor.	This	may	be
because	the	IRS	is	unable	to	locate	the	individual	in	its	records	or	the	IRS	is	unable	to	share	FTI	(such	as	in	cases	of
identity	theft).	If	the	IRS	returns	any	of	these	codes	for	a	contributor,	that	individual	must	manually	provide	income	and
tax	information	on	the	applicant9s	FAFSA	form.	This	manually	entered	data	will	be	used	in	the	SAI	calculation	but	is	not
considered	verified	and	may	be	subject	to	verification	if	selected	by	the	Department	or	your	institution.
Contributors
<Contributor=	refers	to	anyone	who	is	required	to	provide	information,	consent,	and	approval,	and	a	signature	on	the
FAFSA	form.	The	FAFSA	form	is	organized	by	contributor.	Each	contributor	will	complete	their	own	section	of	the	form
which	contains	specific	questions	and	instructions	pertaining	to	that	contributor.	The	guidance	in	this	chapter
supplements	those	instructions	and	explains	why	some	of	the	questions	are	needed	on	the	FAFSA	form.
The	following	sections	discuss	the	questions	found	within	each	contributor	section	on	the	FAFSA	form.	The	parents
mentioned	are	the	legal	parents	of	dependent	students.	The	numbers	in	parentheses	are	for	the	items	as	they	appear	on
the	FAFSA	Submission	Summary,	ISIR,	paper	(PDF)	FAFSA,	and	FAFSA	Partner	Portal.	The	FAFSA	form	is	considered	a
<snapshot=	of	the	family9s	information	as	of	the	date	the	application	is	signed	and	it	can	be	updated	only	in	certain
circumstances	and	only	for	certain	items.	See	Chapter	4	for	more	information	about	updating	a	FAFSA	form.
Contributor:	Student
This	section	consists	of	24	questions	related	to	the	student.
Student	Identity	Information	(1)
This	question	requests	the	name,	date	of	birth,	and	Social	Security	number	(SSN)	or	Individual	Taxpayer	Identification
Number	(ITIN)	of	the	student	contributor.	The	name,	with	other	identifying	information,	is	used	for	several	data	matches.