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";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The 2011 income tax return is filed and processed by the IRS BEFORE the FAFSA is to be completed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The financial aid applicant is married and files the 2011 income tax return as Married Filing Jointly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For dependent students, the parents of the financial aid applicant are married and file the 2011 income tax return as Married Filing Jointly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The <b>IRS DATA RETRIEVAL TOOL/SYSTEM</b> <b>WILL NOT work in these cases</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The 2011 income tax return was filed and then amended.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The financial aid applicant is married and files the 2011 income tax return as Married Filing Separately.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For dependent students, the parents of the financial aid applicant file the 2011 income tax return as Married Filing Separately<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The 2011 income tax return filed is a Foreign Tax Return <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>You do not have to use the IRS Data Retrieval system. You can still complete the 2012-2013 FAFSA without first filing your income tax return but if your FAFSA is selected for verification and the IRS Data Retrieval Tool was not used in completing the FAFSA. We will be requesting a <b>TAX TRANSCRIPT; IRS FORM 4506-T. We will no longer be accepting a copy of the tax return as in the past!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>What is a <b>TAX TRANSCRIPT; IRS FORM 4506-T<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>IRS Form 4506-T or TAX TRANSCRIPT will show most line items from a tax return (Form 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ). The data on the TAX TRANSCRIPT will be as it was <u>originally</u> filed, including any accompanying forms and schedules. This is a new process for FAFSA records selected by the federal FAFSA processor for verification. <b>We will no longer be able to accept a copy of the tax return(s) as in the past!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For individuals who do not file a tax return with the IRS, the TAX TRANSCRIPT will indicate that no tax return for 2011 was filed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The TAX TRANSCRIPT will not need to be signed by the filer or the person who prepared the original income tax return. But we do need to have the student&#8217;s name and student ID on the TAX TRANSCRIPT, especially when submitting parents&#8217; TAX TRANSCRIPT since the last names may be different. Only with the student&#8217;s name and student ID will we be able to match the TAX TRANSCRIPT(S) with the student&#8217;s FAFSA record. This is <b>why DO NOT HAVE THE IRS SEND THE TAX TRANSCRIPT DIRECTLY TO OUR OFFICE</b>. The IRS will not know the student&#8217;s id. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>FOR 2012-2013, we will also be verifying the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The amount of child support <b>paid</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Whether food stamp benefits were received in 2010 and/or 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>There will be separate verification worksheets for each of these two situations. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>What if you want to use the IRS DATA RETRIEVAL system but you when you complete the 2011 income tax return it shows you will owe have to pay taxes on April 15, 2012?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If this is your situation, do not wait to file your income tax return until April 15, 2012. <b>You can early file your income tax return</b> <b>BUT &nbsp;YOU MUST PAY</b> <b>the taxes no later than April 12, 2012</b>. So if you choose this route, remember to pay your taxes when they are due!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If you have any questions, please let us know. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Have a great spring semester and get started on filing your 2011 income tax return!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Rage Italic";color:#365F91'>Maria del C. Ramos<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>Director, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships<br>Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>PO Box 3011</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-fam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