FAFSA on the Web 1

Federal School Code (FSC) and High School Search Smarter Search Capabilities:  Search criteria are easier to use with improved results  Aliases and abbreviations will be recognized  Field length increased to 40 characters 2

FSC Search Design Enhancement 3

4  An Alerts and Message text provides the status of the search  Search results display name, city, state, and school code for each matching school  Scrollable results display as many as 100 schools per page  For results that exceed 100 schools, the student may link to additional pages of school results found below the displayed results  The encircled “i” links the student to More School Information.

Housing Plan Selection 5

IRS DATA Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) 6 ● The IRS DRT will be available on February 1, ● The IRS DRT process will be enhanced to more effectively encourage users to link to and transfer data from the IRS. ● More applications will have more accurate data, which will contribute to increased accuracy in awarding aid. 6

IRS DRT Criteria 7 The IRS DRT process can be used by dependent and independent students and the parents of dependent students who meet the following criteria:  Must have a valid SSN  Must have filed a 2011 IRS tax return, and  Must have an unchanged marital status since December 31, 2011.

IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) Enhancements 8 ● FAFSA on the WEB applies new logic to filtering questions to determine messaging on use of the IRS DRT. ● Only displays if applicant/parent selects a tax filing status of “Already completed”. 8

IRS DRT Filtering Questions 9 The student and parents, when applicable, are required to respond to the following filtering question. Check all that apply or check None of the Above.  My tax filing status is Married Filing Separately  My tax filing status is Head of Household  I filed an amended tax return  I filed a Puerto Rican or foreign tax return  I recently filed my taxes  None of the above

Dynamic Messaging Example 10  Applicant checks tax filing status of “Already completed”  IRS DRT filtering question displays.  Applicant checks “Married Filing Separately”  Receives message of ineligibility to use IRS DRT

Marital Status Changes 11 A recent regulatory change allows an institution, at its discretion, to require an applicant to update his/her marital status, even if it results in a change in the applicant's dependency status, if the institution determines the update is necessary to address an inequity or to reflect more accurately the applicant's ability to pay. 11

Homeless Youth Determination 12 ● A student is eligible for homeless youth status if he/she meets the homeless definition and was determined to be homeless by his/her high school or school district homeless liaison, the director of a runaway or homeless youth center, or HUD. ● Students who meet this criteria are independent.