Financial Aid Verification 

This page is intended to provide students with the information, resources, and documents needed in the event that their Federal FAFSA Application is selected for Verification for Household size and/or Income Verification as either a Dependent or Independent Student.

Below you will find various resource information depending on your circumstance along with necessary forms for Oglala Lakota College, if you are needing to complete your Verification process.


Instructions for Completing your Identity Verification:

• Student will need to bring an unexpired Government or Tribal Issued ID to their assigned center
• Their Counselor at their center will verify that the student is present and bringing forward the appropriate documentation requested
• The Counselor will take a copy of the Identification and complete the “Identity Verification Form”
• The completed form with Original signatures will be sent to OLC Financial Aid Office

Important Note: The instructions below apply to the student and spouse (if the student is married). Notify the financial aid office if the student and spouse filed separate IRS income tax returns for 2023 or had a change in marital status after December 31, 2023.

Instructions: Complete this section if the student and spouse filed or will file a 2023 IRS income tax return(s). As part of Federal student aid eligibility, students, and spouses (as appropriate), will be required to consent and approve sharing and importing income and tax information from the IRS to the FAFSA form, even if the attempt to obtain or use such data is ineffective. In other words, if the student and spouse filed separate 2023 IRS income tax returns, both must provide consent and approval to share and import income and tax information from the IRS. In most cases, no further documentation is needed to verify 2023 income information that was transferred into the student’s FAFSA using income and tax information directly from the IRS via the FA-DDX. If 2023 income tax return information for the student (or spouse, if applicable) was not transferred via the FA-DDX and considered verified, the student should provide the institution with a 2023 IRS Tax Return Transcript(s) or a signed copy of the 2023 income tax return and applicable schedules.


Important Note: The instructions below apply to each parent (or stepparent, if applicable) included in the household. Notify the financial aid office if the parents filed separate IRS income tax returns for 2023 or had a change in marital status after December 31, 2023.

Instructions: Complete this section if the parents filed or will file a 2023 IRS income tax return(s). As part of Federal student aid eligibility, parents will be required to consent and approve sharing and importing income and tax information from the IRS to the FAFSA form, even if the attempt to obtain or use such data is ineffective. In other words, if the parents filed separate 2023 IRS income tax returns, both must provide consent and approval to share and import income and tax information from the IRS. In most cases, no further documentation is needed to verify 2023 income information that was transferred into the student’s FAFSA using income and tax information directly from the IRS via the FA-DDX.

If 2023 income tax return information for the parents was not transferred via the FA-DDX and considered verified, the parents should provide the institution with a 2023 IRS Tax Return Transcript(s) or a signed copy of the 2023 income tax return and applicable schedules.


An individual who is required to file a 2023 IRS income tax return and has been granted a filing extension by the IRS beyond the automatic six-month extension for tax year 2023 must provide:

• A signed statement listing the sources of any 2023 income and the amount of income from each source;
• A copy of the IRS's approval of an extension beyond the automatic six-month extension for tax year 2023;
• A copy of IRS Form W–2 for each source of employment income received or an equivalent document for tax year 2023; and
• If self-employed, a signed statement certifying the amount of the individual’s adjusted gross income (AGI) and the U.S. income tax paid for tax year 2023.

An individual who filed an amended IRS income tax return for tax year 2023 must provide a signed copy of the 2023 IRS Form 1040X, “Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return,” that was filed with the IRS or documentation from the IRS that includes the change(s) made by the IRS, in addition to one of the following:

• Income and tax information from the IRS on an ISIR record with all tax information from the original tax return;
• A 2023 IRS Tax Return Transcript (that will only include information from the original tax return and does not have to be signed), or any other IRS tax transcript(s) that includes all of the income and tax information required to be verified; or
• A signed copy of the 2023 IRS Form 1040 and the applicable schedules that were filed with the IRS.

Important Note: The instructions below apply to the student and spouse (if the student is married). Notify the financial aid office if the student and spouse filed separate IRS income tax returns for 2023 or had a change in marital status after December 31, 2023.

Instructions: Complete this section if the student and spouse filed or will file a 2023 IRS income tax return(s). As part of Federal student aid eligibility, students, and spouses (as appropriate), will be required to consent and approve sharing and importing income and tax information from the IRS to the FAFSA form, even if the attempt to obtain or use such data is ineffective. In other words, if the student and spouse filed separate 2023 IRS income tax returns, both must provide consent and approval to share and import income and tax information from the IRS. In most cases, no further documentation is needed to verify 2023 income information that was transferred into the student’s FAFSA using income and tax information directly from the IRS via the FA-DDX. If 2023 income tax return information for the student (or spouse, if applicable) was not transferred via the FA-DDX and considered verified, the student should provide the institution with a 2023 IRS Tax Return Transcript(s) or a signed copy of the 2023 income tax return and applicable schedules. A 2023 IRS Tax Return Transcript may be obtained through:

• Get Transcript by Mail – Go to IRS. GOV, click "Get Your Tax Record.” Click “Get Transcript by Mail.” Make sure to request the “Return Transcript” and NOT the  Account Transcript.” The transcript is generally received within 10 business days from the IRS’s receipt of the online request.
• Get Transcript Online – Go to IRS. GOV, click "Get Your Tax Record." Click “Get Transcript Online.” Make sure to request the “Return Transcript” and NOT the “Account Transcript.” Follow the instructions to create an ID.me account if you do not already have one. If you need help creating an ID.me account or verifying your identity, visit the Sign in to ID.me - ID.me.
• Automated Telephone Request – 1-800-908-9946. Transcript is generally received within 10 business days from the IRS’s receipt of the telephone request.
• Paper Request Form – IRS Form 4506T-EZ or IRS Form 4506-T. The transcript is generally received within 10 business days from the IRS’s receipt of the paper request form

• An individual who was the victim of IRS tax-related identity theft must provide:
• A copy of the signed 2023 income tax return and applicable schedules the individual filed with the IRS, or an equivalent document provided by the IRS; and
• An IRS 4674C letter (a letter from the IRS acknowledging the identity theft) or a statement
  signed and dated by the tax filer indicating that he or she was a victim of IRS tax-related identity theft, and the IRS is aware of it.

A tax filer who filed an income tax return with a tax authority other than the IRS may provide a signed copy of his or her income tax return that was filed with the relevant tax authority. However, if the institution questions the accuracy of the information on the signed copy of the income tax return, the tax filer must provide the institution with a copy of the tax account information issued by the relevant tax authority before verification can be completed.