How the student IRS data retrieval tool works

Enter your PIN* and click Link To IRS
- *You will not be asked to enter your PIN if you entered a PIN to begin your FAFSA.
Your FAFSA will be saved and you will be transferred to the IRS Web site.
On the IRS Web site, enter the requested information.
Once the IRS has validated your identification, your IRS tax information will display. You can either transfer your information from the IRS, or choose to return to FAFSA on the Web from the IRS Web site. If you do not transfer your information or choose not to return from the IRS Web site, you will have to login to open your saved FAFSA.
If you transfer your IRS tax information, questions that are populated with tax information will be marked with “Transferred from the IRS.”