How do I get my FAFSA IRS Data Retrieval Tool?

Log in to your current FAFSA form or start a new application at fafsa.gov.
In the finances section of the online form, you will see a “Link to IRS” button if you are eligible to use the IRS DRT.
Click the “Link to IRS” button and log in with your FSA ID to be transferred to the IRS to retrieve your info.

Is it safe to use IRS DRT on FAFSA?

While not required, if you are eligible to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT), we highly recommend using the tool for several reasons: It’s the easiest way to provide your tax return information. It’s the best way of ensuring that your FAFSA has accurate tax return information.

Why can’t I use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool on my FAFSA?

If you filed your taxes electronically within the last three weeks or via postal mail within the last 11 weeks, your tax information might not be available to be transferred into your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form yet.

How do I know if I am eligible to use the IRS DRT?

Most students and parents who filed a U.S tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are eligible to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) if they’ve already filed their taxes.

Can I find my tax information online?

You can access your federal tax account through a secure login at IRS.gov/account. Once in your account, you can view the amount you owe along with details of your balance, view 18 months of payment history, access Get Transcript, and view key information from your current year tax return.

How do I use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool for verification?

How do I use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool?

Click Link To IRS.
Enter your FSA ID.
Your FAFSA will be saved and you will be transferred to the IRS Web site.
On the IRS Web site, enter the requested information exactly as it appears on your tax return.

Can I use the IRS data Retrieval Tool?

The Internal Revenue Service Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) is available to use with the 2020‒21 FAFSA Form. Additional security and privacy protections have been added to address concerns that data from the tool could be used by identity thieves to file fraudulent tax returns.

Does FAFSA check IRS records?

Your FAFSA application may be selected for a process known as verification in which a FAFSA processor verifies all information from the application. This information includes your tax records, which must be copied and mailed to the location on your verification notification.

Why is my tax info not available?

You are getting that error because mostly likely the IRS has not yet started to process your return, so your information is not in their system yet. If the IRS does not get your 2019 return processed, they would use the information from your 2018 return (if you filed one).

When can you not use the data retrieval tool?

You are not eligible to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. You do not have a valid Social Security Number. Your marital status changed after December 31 of the previous calendar year.

How can I see my IRS notice online?

Taxpayers can access their federal tax information through a secure login at IRS.gov/account….After logging in, the user can view:

The amount they owe.
Their payment history.
Tax records.
Key information from their most recent tax return as originally filed.

What is the IRS data retrieval tool ( IRS DRT )?

What is the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT)? 1 It’s the easiest way to provide your tax return information. 2 It’s the best way of ensuring that your FAFSA form and/or IDR plan requests have accurate tax information. 3 Using it on your FAFSA form will mean you won’t need to provide a copy of your or your parents’ tax returns to your… More

Is the IRS DRT available for FAFSA form?

The IRS DRT remains the fastest, most accurate way to input your tax return information into the FAFSA form. Tax Transcripts are only available online. We have stopped processing transcript requests by mail until further notice. Applicants filing a 2021-22 FAFSA form must use federal tax information from their 2019 tax returns.

Is the IRS data retrieval tool available for FAFSA?

What’s the fastest way to get tax information for FAFSA?

The IRS DRT remains the fastest, most accurate way to input your tax return information into the FAFSA form. Use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to input tax return information into the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.