Verification Tracking Groups

Students who are selected for verification will be placed in one of the five 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
• Income earned from work
• 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
• Foreign income exempt from federal taxation
• Family size

Students who are not tax filers must verify the following:

• Income earned from work
• Family size

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 must verify the following: 

• Identity 
• Statement of educational purpose (SEP) 

V5 - Aggregate Verification Group

Students who are tax filers and non-tax filers must verify the items listed in the Standard Verification Group (V1). Students must also verify their identity and sign a statement of educational purpose. 

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