School-Selected	Verification
In	some	cases,	you	(the	school)	may	choose	to	select	a	student	for	verification.	You	must	verify	any	information	you	have
reason	to	believe	is	incorrect	on	an	application.	You	may	also,	at	your	discretion,	require	a	student	to	verify	any	FAFSA
information	and	provide	reasonable	documentation	according	to	consistently	applied	school	policies.	In	either	case	you
may,	but	are	not	required	to,	include	any	of	the	FPS	verification	items	not	already	included.	Students	selected	for
verification	by	the	school	are	subject	to	the	same	verification	requirements	as	FPS-selected	applications,	including
deadlines,	allowable	tolerances,	and	interim	disbursement	rules.
When	schools	choose	to	verify	an	item	other	than	those	the	Department	selects,	they	may	delay	disbursing	Title	IV	aid
until	verification	is	completed	if	the	school-selected	item	can	affect	the	student9s	Title	IV	eligibility,	such	as	an	item	about
dependency	status.	But	schools	cannot	delay	disbursing	Title	IV	funds	when	the	item	has	no	bearing	on	Title	IV	aid.	For
example,	if	your	school	is	verifying	home	equity	of	a	family9s	primary	residence	to	determine	student	eligibility	for	school
or	state	aid,	you	may	not	delay	Title	IV	disbursements	as	the	value	of	the	family9s	primary	residence	is	excluded	from
assets	in	the	SAI	formula.
Verification	Tracking	Groups
Students	who	are	selected	for	verification	by	the	Department	will	be	placed	in	one	of	three	verification	groups	(V1,	V4,	or
V5)	to	determine	which	FAFSA	information	must	be	verified.	Groups	V2,	V3,	and	V6	are	reserved	for	future	use	by	the
Department.
V14Standard	Verification	Group
Tax	filers	(student,	student	spouse,	parent,	and	parent	spouse/partner,	as	applicable)	must	verify	the	following:
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	Credits
Foreign	income	exempt	from	federal	taxation
Family	size
Non-tax	filers	(student,	student	spouse,	parent,	and	parent	spouse/partner,	as	applicable)	must	verify	the	following:
Income	earned	from	work
Family	size
V44Custom	Verification	Group
Students	must	verify	the	following:
Identity
Statement	of	educational	purpose	(SEP)
V54Aggregate	Verification	Group
This	group	is	essentially	a	combination	of	V1	and	V4.	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.
Changing	Tracking	Groups
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