However,	there	will	be	instances	where	manual	entry	of	tax	information	will	be	necessary.
This	information	comes	directly	from	the	2023	federal	tax	return	of	the	parent9s	(and	parent9s	spouse	if	married	and	filed
jointly	with	their	current	spouse).	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.
Annual	Child	Support	Received	(39)
Annual	child	support	received	is	included	as	an	asset	of	the	recipient	in	the	SAI	formula.	If	a	dependent	student9s	parent
(and	their	spouse	or	partner)	received	child	support	in	the	last	complete	calendar	year,	they	should	enter	the	total
amount	received	for	all	children	in	the	family	size	in	this	question.
Parent	Assets	(40)
An	asset	is	property	that	the	family	owns	and	has	an	exchange	value.	The	FAFSA	form	collects	current	data	(as	of	the	day
of	signing	the	FAFSA	form)	about	cash,	savings,	and	checking	accounts;	investments;	real	estate;	businesses;	and
investment	farms.	See	the	<Student	Assets	(22)=	question	for	additional	discussion	of	assets.
Parent	Consent,	Approval,	and	Signature	(41)
Every	parent	contributor	must	provide	the	following	for	the	student	to	be	eligible	for	Title	IV	aid:
Consent	3	The	parent	contributor	must	consent	to	the	disclosure	of	certain	identifying	information	to	the	IRS.
Approval	3	The	parent	contributor	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	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	a	single	parent	now	has	a	complete	FAFSA	ready	for	submission.	A	dependent	student	with
married	parents	who	filed	their	2023	tax	return	jointly	with	their	current	spouse	will	need	to	provide	the	parent9s	spouse9s
identity	and	contact	information.	If	all	required	information	is	provided	and	the	FAFSA	form	is	submitted,	the	student	will
receive	an	email	confirmation.	The	parent	will	see	an	abbreviated	confirmation,	letting	them	know	that	the	form	is
complete	and	that	the	student	has	been	notified.	Applicants	who	provide	an	email	address	will	receive	email	notification
when	their	form	is	processed	with	instructions	to	access	their	FAFSA	Submission	Summary.	Students	who	do	not	provide
an	email	address	will	receive	a	paper	copy	of	their	FAFSA	Submission	Summary.
Contributor:	Parent	Spouse	or	Partner
This	section	consists	of	five	questions	related	to	the	spouse	or	partner	of	a	parent	of	a	dependent	student.	If	the	student9s
parent	is	married,	the	spouse9s	information	is	always	required	on	the	FAFSA	form.	If	the	student9s	parent	is	unmarried	and
living	with	a	partner,	the	partner9s	information	is	only	required	on	the	FAFSA	form	if	the	partner	is	also	the	student9s	legal
parent.
The	parent	spouse	or	partner	is	only	a	required	contributor	on	the	FAFSA	form	if	the	parent	is	either	(1)	married	or
remarried	and	did	not	file	taxes	jointly	with	their	current	spouse	in	2023,	or	(2)	unmarried	and	living	with	the	student9s
other	legal	parent.	If	the	parent	contributor	is	completing	the	FAFSA	form	online	and	the	parent9s	spouse	is	identified	as	a
required	contributor,	the	parent	will	be	prompted	to	enter	the	parent	spouse9s	or	partner9s	identity	information	(name,
Social	Security	number,	date	of	birth,	and	email	address)	to	invite	them	to	contribute	to	the	student9s	FAFSA	form.	The
parent	spouse	or	partner	will	be	notified	by	email	that	they	have	been	invited	to	contribute	to	the	student9s	FAFSA	form.
The	spouse	or	partner	should	use	their	own	StudentAid.gov	account	username	and	password	to	access	the	student9s
FAFSA	form	and	complete	their	portion	of	the	form.	If	the	parent9s	spouse	is	not	a	required	contributor,	the	parent	will
enter	the	same	identifying	information	and	email	address,	but	the	parent9s	spouse	will	not	be	invited	to	contribute	to	the
student9s	FAFSA	form.
If	the	student	is	completing	the	paper	(PDF)	FAFSA	form,	they	will	have	their	parent9s	spouse	or	partner	complete	the