# Understanding FAFSA: IRS Consent form for tax reporting

## Understanding FAFSA: IRS Consent form for tax reporting

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0:00 applying to federal student aid is 0:02 already challenging enough for many 0:03 students so don't let the latest changes 0:05 to the fafs application trip you up I'm 0:08 Whitney fizel the director of enrollment 0:10 at the University of Phoenix if you're 0:12 just tuning in I've been sharing info on 0:15 changes to this year's FAFSA application 0:17 that you may not know about let's get 0:19 into it towards the end of the 0:20 application you used to have to hop from 0:22 the FAFSA website to the IRS to import 0:25 your tax return data it looked like this 0:28 now the US department of education is 0:31 required to get financial information 0:34 directly from the IRS this can only 0:36 happen if you and your contributor 0:39 submit the consent form if you're 0:41 curious about other changes that could 0:43 affect your application process 0:45 definitely check out our other videos in 0:47 this series have a great one 0:56 [Music]
To allow the U.S. Department of Education to directly retrieve your financial info from the IRS, you and your contributor must submit the required consent form during the FAFSA application process.

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