Verification

Verification is a federally mandated review process. The office of financial aid is required to confirm the accuracy of information submitted on the FAFSA for students who have been selected for verification.

Students are notified by email if they are selected for verification. Students may also review their financial aid status on WebAdvisor. Students selected for verification must submit all required documents. Verification can be a lengthy process; therefore we strongly recommend that students and their families submit the requested documents as soon as possible. 

Failure to submit requested documentation may result in cancellation of aid previously offered. Federal student financial assistance (e.g. Federal Pell Grant, Federal Stafford Loans, etc.) cannot be processed or credited to the student's account until the verification process is complete.

Any differences between information on documents submitted to the office of financial aid and information on the FAFSA will result in a new determination of financial need. This new determination of financial need may alter the student's financial aid awards and eligibility. Students will be notified when a revised financial aid award has been generated due to verification adjustments.

Please be aware of financial aid deadlines.

2012-13 Verification Information

If selected for verification, you will be notified via email about what specific forms are required. Only submit the forms that have been requested. You can access the 2012-13 verification forms here.

If you are selected for verification and have not used the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRT) on the FAFSA, you will be asked to do so. This is a process which allows your 2011 tax information to be imported directly from the IRS into your FAFSA application. If possible, utilize this option.

The IRT will not be available under the following circumstances:

• A joint tax return was filed for 2011 and the student or the student's parents have filed the FAFSA with a marital status of separated, divorced or widowed.
• If the tax filer is married to someone other than the individual included on the 2011 joint tax return.
• If the parent or student was not married in 2011 but is married at the time the FAFSA is filed. The current spouse's income must be reported on the FAFSA.
• If the parents or the student is married but filed tax returns separately.
• If an amended tax return was filed.

If you are not able to use the IRT, you must request a tax return transcript (not a tax account transcript) directly from the IRS using one of these methods:

ONLINE Go to the IRS website to request a paper transcript that will be mailed to the requestor within 5 to 10 days. THIS CANNOT BE SENT DIRECTLY TO NDMU. After you receive it, send it to the office of financial aid at Notre Dame of Maryland University.

TELEPHONE Call (800) 908-9946 to request a paper transcript that will be mailed to the requestor within 5 to 10 days. THIS CANNOT BE SENT DIRECTLY TO NDMU. After you receive it, send it to the office of financial aid at Notre Dame of Maryland University.

IRS FORM 4506T-EZ Use this form to request a paper transcript that will be mailed to the requestor within 5 to 10 days. Transcripts ordered using this method can be mailed directly to NDMU by the IRS only if the tax filer requests this on line five.

Note to those who file amended taxes: You must request both a tax return transcript and a tax account transcript.

IF AN IRS 1040 WILL NOT AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE FILED

The filers must attest that an IRS 1040 has not and will not be filed and that the IRS 1040 is not required to be filed. Copies of all W-2 forms from all employers must be submitted to the Office of Financial Aid.

Applicants filing a Puerto Rico tax return or a foreign tax return may not use the IRS Tax Retrieval and must send a signed copy of their 2011 tax documents.