The best way to verify income is by using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) that is part of FAFSA on the Web at FAFSA.gov. In most cases, no further documentation is needed to verify IRS income ...

The IRS Data Retrieval system does not automatically populate the FAFSA without the student doing anything. The student must take action, while in the FAFSA on the web to initiate data retrieval ...