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Identity, Family + Other Info
- Both the parent and student need to create separate FSA IDs
- Parent(s) and student’s full legal names
- Parent(s) and student’s birth dates
- Parent(s) and student’s Social Security Number (SSN), permanent resident card, green card, or I-94 (Note- if your parent doesn’t have a SSN you can still apply- see Tips section)
- Parent(s) and student’s mobile phone numbers and emails (if available, cannot be the same)
- List of schools the student is considering
- Student’s driver’s license (if they have one)
- Parent(s) marriage status and dates. If divorced, the month and year of the divorce.
Tax & Financial Info
- Parent(s) and student’s federal tax return (If they have one)
- Parent(s) and student’s W-2 and other records of income.
- Annual amounts of untaxed income received in the household (SSI, Child Support, SNAP Benefits, etc.)
- Bank statements and records of investments (the home you live in and retirement accounts are not counted here)
- If your parent owns a business with more than 100 employees, or an investment farm, know the total value of the business.
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For the upcoming FAFSA Application, students will be required to report income and tax information from an earlier tax year. For example, on the 2018–19 FAFSA, students (and parents, as appropriate) will report their 2018 income and tax information.
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You will submit this FAFSA: |
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Using income and tax information from: |
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| July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 | 2020-21 | October 1, 2019 - June 30, 2021 | 2018 |
| July 1 2021 - June 30, 2022 | 2021-22 | October 1, 2020 - June 30, 2022 | 2019 |
| July 1 2022 - June 30, 2023 | 2022-23 | October 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023 | 2020 |
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