Anyone else having this problem? I have searched everywhere on FAFSA and there is no link to the IRS for data retrieval. I even started a new FAFSA and still no IRS link.
Where is it?
Have tried Firefox and IE 7.0(which I know is supported)
I think it is broken this year (yeah… seriously). Taken down for security reasons, actually.
It was working earlier on, but, yes, has been taken down due to security breaches.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1969474-is-irs-drt-down.html#latest
Here…whole thread pinned to the top of this forum. The DRT will likely be down until about October.
Yep. A hack got in and they need to fix the hole.
Use the 2015 tax return to get the AGI number, tax paid, number of exemptions claimed, type of form used.
Get income from working for each parent from the 2015 W2.
Ask the college if they would accept a copy of the 2015 tax return until a tax transcript can be ordered.
Follow instructions to order transcript by mail: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript
Instructions on completing the FAFSA:
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/2017-18-completing-fafsa.pdf
(pages 20-24 student tax information, pages 46-54 parent tax information)
The DRT will not be back in operation until October, for the beginning of the next financial aid cycle.