<p>The actual form you fill out will not be available until 1/1/2014. Most people are not 100% about the numbers until the get their year end figures and fill out their tax returns since numbers like actual income tax paid are relevant and the FAFSA is cross checked with the 2013 1040 forms for verification. You don’t want a hold up because the numbers do not match.^^^^^^</p>
<p>Even if you get year end pay stub it will have YTD numbers etc even that may not be exact as there is lot more goes on when employer sends you w-2. </p>
<p>Do you wait to submit FAFSA till end of Jan when most employers send you W-2s and financial institutions send you financial info or you go ahead submit FAFSA as soon as after Jan 1 with whatever info you have and then correct it later on, as long as final ino matches with your tax return.</p>