Tracking Groups
1. These are the three tracking groups for verification for the 19/20 and 20/21 award years.
What are V1, V4, and V5?
6. SAR
What is Student Aid Report?
11. If a parent submits a federal tax return (1040 form) for verification, it must be signed by at least one parent or contain this.
What is tax preparer's information?
16. The specific pattern the U.S. Department of Education uses to select students who have received a Federal Pell Grant and/or Federal Direct Stafford Subsidized/Unsubsidized loans at multiple institutions over the past four academic/award years.
What is Unusual Enrollment History? OR What are 359 and 360 c-codes?
21. The student, the student’s parents, siblings, spouse, children and other persons who receive half their support from the student or the student’s parents.
Who is included in the household size? OR What is household size?
2. For V4 verification, applicants of this group must verify high school completion status and this.
What is Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose?
7. DRT
What is Data Retrieval Tool?
12. An ISIR selected for verification has an "07" IRS Request Flag. The Institution must request this document from the student in addition to the normal tax forms.
What is 1040x (amended form)? OR What is Tax Account Transcript?
17. If an applicant does not identify this field on the FAFSA, the Selective Service Administration will add c-code 57 and request the applicant to register for selective service.
What is gender?
22. If an institution has reason to believe that an applicant's FAFSA information is inaccurate, it must verify the accuracy which is known as this concept.
What is conflicting information?
3. If an applicant was previously assigned a verification tracking group, a change to the applicant's FAFSA may cause ED to reassign the verification to this tracking group.
What is V5?
8. AGI
What is Adjusted Gross Income?
13. A non-filer must provide an IRS Verification of Non-Filing form, copies of W-2 forms (or equivalent), and a signed statement (typically the Verification Worksheet) certifying the income earned from work and these two filing items.
What is has not filed and is not required to file a tax return?
18. To clear a c-code relating to this, an applicant is able to provide a birth certificate, US passport, or eligible noncitizen documentation.
What is citizenship?
23. On the 2021-22 FAFSA, students and parents will report their income information from this tax year.
What is 2019?
4. This is the number of tracking groups available for the ED to assign to verifications.
What is 6?
9. EFC
What is Expected Family Contribution?
14. Per the Electronic Announcement on April 3, 2020, schools may accept an expired ID for V4/V5 verification if the ID expired after this date.
What is March 1, 2020?
19. An otherwise dependent student marked 'Yes' to veteran of the US Armed Forces but the status was not confirmed by Veteran's Affairs causing a c-code of 162. The student would remain an independent if they are able to provide this form showing that Character of Service is something other than "dishonorable".
What is DD214?
24. The American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning tax credits.
What are education tax credits?
5. Prior to 2014-15, verification tracking flag of V2 was used to verify this item on the FAFSA.
What is SNAP or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?
10. CPS
What is Central Processing System?
15. A family opts to use the IRS DRT but has an IRA rollover for the applicable tax year and is selected for verification by ED. As a result of updating the IRA field, the change will adjust the IRS Request Flag from an "02" to an "03". Additionally, the IRS Data Field Flag of this number will alert the financial aid administrator that the user altered the IRA field and will need to collect documentation to confirm the rollover.
What is 2 or IRS Data Field Flag of "2"?
20. A student who has filed for this legal process or had a loan discharged for a disability may need to give additional documentation to the institution prior to receiving aid.
What is bankruptcy?
25. Most COVID-19 flexibilities are in effect until 12/31/2020 or the last date of this.
What is the federally-declared national emergency?