{"id":238,"date":"2017-11-20T14:38:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/financial-aid\/nonfiling\/"},"modified":"2022-02-17T15:10:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T15:10:55","slug":"nonfiling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/financial-aid\/nonfiling\/","title":{"rendered":"Verification of Non-filing"},"content":{"rendered":"

If your FAFSA is selected for verification and you did not file a tax return, you will need to verify your income by completing our non-filer statement, found on the Forms<\/a> page.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independent students and parents of dependent students must also verify their non-filing status by obtaining a Verification of Non-filing Letter from the IRS. You can obtain this letter by going to www.IRS.gov<\/a> and selecting “Get My Tax Record.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are not able to obtain the letter from the IRS website, you can request it via a paper form, IRS Form 4506-T. You can choose to have the Verification of Non-filing Letter sent to Macalester directly, or you can have it sent to you and provide us with a copy. Form 4506-T is available on our Forms<\/a> page, with the correct box checked off and our address and appropriate tax year filled in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of January 9, 2019, the Department of Education has stated that if you are unable to obtain a Verification of Non-filing Letter from the IRS, you may provide a signed statement certifying that you attempted to obtain this letter but were unable to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please remember that Verification of Non-filing Letters only apply to parents and independent students. Dependent students whose FAFSAs were selected for verification and who did not file a tax return only need to complete the non-filer statement; they do not need to verify their non-filing status.<\/p>\n\n\n

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