IRS Data Retrieval Tool & FAFSA

three4three
Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:05:17 +0000

For everyone who is having trouble with the Retrieval Tool (and with Verification forms and procedures) I would highly recommend that you contact the schools directly. I think the schools are having just as many issues with these things as everyone who is trying to file. The Data Retrieval Tool is a relatively new process, and Verification is more stringent this year, too. Whenever something new is implemented (especially by the government) unforseen problems arise. You should all be in contact with your schools, so that you can get a straight answer about deadlines instead of stressing out about your grants and scholarships being cancelled because of these problems. A lot of you are seniors in high-school (or parent’s thereof), and you should be excited about graduation, not worrying so much about this.