b'45Seven Steps to Conquer the FAFSA#1 #4Choose your filing method. Follow these tips. There are three ways to complete your FAFSA:The IRS Data Retrieval Tool is the easiest way to provide your Paying for College Complete the form online at www.studentaid.gov/h/tax data. This tool electronically imports tax return information apply-for-aid/fafsa (this is the recommended filing method). from the IRS to the FAFSA. Follow the prompts within the Download a PDF of the form from www.studentaid.gov/FAFSA to use this tool starting in December 2023.resources, complete it, and submit it by mail.You may designate up to ten colleges to which you would like Request a paper copy of the FAFSA by calling 1-800-433-3243 your online FAFSA sent. List a college in Pennsylvania first or TTY 1-800-730-8913, complete it, and submit it by mail. in order to be considered for state aid.#2 #5Set up your Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID).Submit your FAFSA as early as possible, Log on to www.studentaid.gov and click on the link tobeginning in December 2023.create your FSA ID. You will be prompted to:Since some financial aid is limited and awarded on a first-come,Select a username and password. first-served basis, the sooner you submit your FAFSA, the Enter your email address, name, date of birth, Social Security sooner it will be processed. Submitting the FAFSA early willnumber, contact information, and security challenge questions put you in the best position to receive the maximum amountand answers. of financial aid for which you may be eligible. Review your information, and accept the sites termsCheck for any FAFSA deadlines at each school to which youand conditions. are applying, and confirm that each received it in advance Confirm your email address using a secure code, which is sent of that deadline.to the email address you entered when you created your FSA ID. Your parent/guardian will also need a separate FSA ID. If they, or another dependent, applied in the past, they already have one. #6Prepare to provide income verification.#3 You may be asked to verify the income information which you provided on the FAFSA by supplying copies of documentation. Organize your paperwork.Check your mail and email frequently for any follow-upYou will need the following documents and information: communications related to the FAFSA and respond promptly. Your Social Security number; (Note: if you use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool discussed above, Your alien registration number (if you are not a U.S. citizen); you are less likely to be asked to provide income verification). Your drivers license number (if you have one);Expect to be asked for verification if your parents didnt file taxes. The most recent federal income tax returns, W-2s, and otherrecords of money earned by you and your parents; Records of 2022 untaxed income (such as social security #7or public assistance) for you and your parents (if applicable); Review your FAFSA Submission The most recent bank statements for you and your parents, Summary (FSS).and records of investments (if applicable); and Shortly after you submit your FAFSA signed with your FSA ID, Your FSA ID, and your parents/guardianss FSA ID, which youyour FSS will be available online. It summarizes the information will use to sign the forms electronically. you provided on your FAFSA and lists your Student AidIndex (SAI).'