Your application was selected for a process called federal verification. As part of the Academic Year 2024-25 verification process, you are required to submit a 2022 IRS Tax Return Transcript or a signed copy of the 2022 income tax return for each parent/stepparent whose data was included on your 24-25 FAFSA.
Please be advised that WE CANNOT PHOTOCOPY TAX RETURN TRANSCRIPTS OR TAX RETURNS FOR YOU.
You must submit a copy we can keep. If your parents do not have a copy of their IRS Tax Return Transcript they can create an account on the IRS website (http://irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript) to download a copy, or call the IRS at 1 (800) 908-9946 and request a Tax Return Transcript.
If your parents did not and will not file a tax return, you must report this on the Dependent Verification Worksheet where indicated.
What to do if your parents did not file a tax return:
Please have your parent(s) fill out the 24-25 Non-filing Verification form available on our Financial Aid Forms page here: https://pencol.edu/financial-aid-office/financial-aid-forms
Submit it to the Financial Aid Office with your parent(s) W-2 forms from 2022 attached (if they had income earned from working.)
REMEMBER to make sure your name and Student ID is on each page of your parent's tax transcripts.
If you have questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office at (360) 417-6390 or financialaid@pencol.edu.