EIU Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships

IRS Instructions for Obtaining:

- Tax Return Transcripts
- Record of Account Transcript
- Verification of Non-Filing Letter
- Wage and Income Transcript

If your FAFSA has been selected for verification and you are unable to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, please request a tax return transcript directly from the IRS and, once received, submit it to our office.

1. Go to www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript.
2. Select either “Get Transcript Online” or “Get Transcript by Mail”

Request Transcript Online

*You will need access to a personal account number from a credit card, mortgage, home equity loan, home equity line of credit, or car loan to complete.

1. Follow the online prompts to verify your identity through personal and financial information.
2. Create an account then select higher education/student aid as your reasoning for requesting the transcript.
3. Choose the TRANSCRIPT TYPE
4. Select the Tax Year - two tax years prior
1. for the 22-23 FAFSA, select the 2020 tax year
2. for the 23-24 FAFSA, select the 2021 tax year

Request Transcript by Mail

1. Enter your social security number, date of birth, and your tax return mailing address.
2. Choose the TRANSCRIPT TYPE
3. Select the Tax Year - two tax years prior
1. for the 22-23 FAFSA, select the 2020 tax year
2. for the 23-24 FAFSA, select the 2021 tax year

You may also request IRS transcripts by mail by completing a Form 4506-T and mailing it to the IRS

• Form 4506-T
• Transcripts arrive in 5 to 10 calendar days at the address the IRS has on file.

*If we are requesting a Parent IRS Tax Transcript, your parent will follow the same steps to request their Tax Return Transcript. If they filed a joint return, the name that appears first on the taxes is used for the request. Be sure to write the student’s name and EIU ID Number on documents submitted.