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Attach a separate page if necessary.  \nFull Name Age Relationship to Student College  \n\n|  |  | Self |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n\nPROVIDING 2018 TAX INFORMATION  \n(The FAFSA is now based on prior-prior year tax information)  \nU StudentU : Please check ONE of the three lines below and follow through with the required action.  \n  I filed or am required to file a 2018 federal tax return.  \nAction: See attached instructions for providing your tax information.  \n  I did not file and was not required to file a 2018 federal return but I had 2018 wages from an employer.  \nAction: 1) Submit your 2018 W-2.  \n2) Submit an IRS Verification of Non-filing letter. See attached instructions.  \n3) Submit a Means of Support Statement (found on our website at [coloradomesa.edu/financial-aid/forms.html](coloradomesa.edu/financial-aid/forms.html))  \n  I did not file and was not required to file a 2018 federal return and I did not have 2018 wages from an employer.  \nAction: 1) Submit an IRS Verification of Non-filing letter. See attached instructions.  \n2) Submit a Means of Support Statement (found on our website at [coloradomesa.edu/financial-aid/forms.html](coloradomesa.edu/financial-aid/forms.html))  \nSpouseU : Please check ONE of the four lines below and follow through with the required action.  \n  I do not have a spouse or I am separated from my spouse.  \nAction: No tax information required.  \n  My spouse filed or was required to file a 2018 federal tax return.  \nAction: See attached instructions for submitting your spouse’s tax information.  \n  My spouse did not file and was not required to file a 2018 federal return but he/she had 2018 wages from an employer.  \nAction: 1) Submit your spouses’s 2018 W-2.  \n2) Submit spouse’s IRS Verification of Non-filing letter. See attached instructions.  \n  My spouse did not file and was not required to file a 2018 federal return and he/she did not have 2018 wages from an employer.  \nAction: Submit an IRS Verification of Non-filing letter. See attached instructions.  \nBy signing this worksheet, I certify that all of the information provided is complete and correct.  \nSignature   Date   \n(Original signature required with blue or black ink only. Electronic signatures will not be accepted.)  \nU  \nPROVIDING TAX INFORMATION  \nYou have been selected by the U.S. Department of Education for a process called verification which requires the Financial Aid Office to verify the 2018 tax information submitted on your FAFSA.  \nTo submit student or parent 2018 tax information for your 2020-21 verification, you must choose one of the three options below. The spouse of an independent student must choose option 2 or 3 if filing separately.  \nOption 1: Link your tax information on the FAFSA.   \nThis will transfer your tax information from the IRS directly to the FAFSA. If you complete this option successfully, you do NOT need to submit any paper tax information to the Financial Aid Office.  \n1. Log into your FAFSA at [https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa](https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa).  \n2. Click the “Log In” link if you have previously completed a FAFSA.  \n3. Click on the “Financial Information” tab at the top.  \n4. Click on the “Link to the IRS” box.  \n5. This will take you away from FAFSA temporarily to the IRS website where you will enter the personal information of the primary filer.  \na. 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