General Notes: The Department developed this table for use with the 2014–2015 Suggested Verification Text as provided as APPENDIX A to the Electronic Announcement dated November 8, 2013. Read the information below in the context of the 2014–2015 verification information provided in the June 13, 2013 Federal Register notice and in DCL GEN-13-16. Use by an institution of the suggested text for a particular verification item fulfills the regulatory verification requirements; however institutions are not required to use the suggested text. Instead, institutions may, except for the Statement of Educational Purpose, develop and use their own text, forms, documents, statements, and certifications that are specific to the items required to be verified for a particular student or for a group of students. Tracking Group Text Item Considerations Income Information for Tax Return Filers V1, V5, and V6 Verification of 2013 IRS Income Tax Return Information for Student Tax Filers The suggested text, including information about how the use of the FAFSA/IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT), satisfies this verification requirement. V1, V5, and V6 Verification of 2013 IRS Income Tax Return Information for Parent Tax Filers The suggested text, including information about how the use of the FAFSA/IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT), satisfies this verification requirement. V1, V5, and V6 Verification of 2013 IRS Income Tax Return Information for Individuals with Unusual Circumstances We present suggested text for four separate circumstances on one page that may be helpful to your students. V6 Verification of Other Untaxed Income We present suggested text for the six FAFSA Other Untaxed Income items plus text to collect other income that may be available to the family.
V1, V4, V5, and V6 Receipt of SNAP Benefits (Independent Student) Verification of the receipt of SNAP benefits is only required if SNAP benefits were included on the student’s ISIR. V1, V4, V5, and V6 Receipt of SNAP Benefits (Dependent Student) Verification of the receipt of SNAP benefits is only required if SNAP benefits were included on the student’s ISIR. V1, V3, V4, V5, and V6 Support Paid (Independent Student) Verification of child support paid is only required if child support was included on the student’s ISIR. V1, V3, V4, V5, and V6 Child Support Paid (Dependent Student) Verification of child support paid is only required if child support was included on the student’s ISIR. High School Completion, Identity, and Statement of Educational Purpose V4 and V5 High School Completion Status The institution has verified high school completion status if the institution’s admissions office obtains and retains, for the Title IV required record retention period, copies of students’ high school diplomas or high school transcripts. However, the institution must ensure that the documentation is official and indicates that the student was awarded a high school diploma. V4 and V5 Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose (To Be Signed at Institution) This text is intended only for students who are required to identify themselves and sign a Statement of Educational Purpose in the presence of an institutionally designated official. The institutional official to whom the student presents his or her government-issued identification must make a copy of that identification, sign and date the copy, and ensure that it is maintained at the institution for the required Title IV record retention period. The text for the Statement of Educational Purpose may NOT be modified. V4 and V5 Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose (To Be Signed With Notary) The text for the Statement of Educational Purpose may NOT be modified and is intended only for students who cannot execute their Statement of Educational Purpose at the institution and instead must execute it in the presence of a notary public.