Verification Tracking Groups

Students who are selected for verification will be placed in one of the six following groups. The group determines which FAFSA information must be verified.

V1 - Standard Verification Group

Students in this group must verify the following if they are tax filers:

• Adjusted gross income
• U.S. income tax paid
• Untaxed portions of IRA distributions
• Untaxed portions of pensions
• IRA deductions and payments
• Tax-exempt interest income
• Education tax credits
• Household size
• Number in college
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, if indicated on the ISIR
• Child support paid by the student (or spouse), the student’s parents, or both, if indicated on the ISIR

Students who are not tax filers must verify the following:

• Income earned from work
• Number of household members
• Number in college
• SNAP benefits, if indicated on the ISIR
• Child support paid by the student (or spouse), the student’s parents, or both, if indicated on the ISIR

Graduate-level students who have V1 flags will not be required to provide tax/income information but will still need to provide a Statement of Educational Purpose.

V4 - Custom Verification Group

Students in this group must verify high school completion status and provide an identity/statement of educational purpose.

V5 - Aggregate Verification Group

Students in this group must verify high school completion status and provide an identity/statement of educational purpose in addition to the items in the Standard Verification Group.

Groups V2, V3, and V6 are reserved for future use by the Department of Education.