Please don’t be concerned if the Department of Education or Wingate University selects your FAFSA for verification. You haven’t done anything wrong. This is a standard procedure that many students are asked to complete to confirm the accuracy of the data you submitted on your FAFSA. Verification requires you to submit additional information, such as tax return transcripts or other information, before a final decision is made on your financial aid eligibility. We will notify you of any additional information you need to provide.

There are three ways to get your tax return transcripts:

1. By phone: Call the IRS Tax Transcript Center at 800–908–9946. Your paper transcript should be mailed in 5–10 business days.
2. Online: Go to the IRS website. Select “Get Transcript Online.” Request your tax return transcript for the year in question. You should be able to immediately view and print your transcript.
3. Via Short Form Request for Individual Tax Return Transcript (Form 4506T-EZ): Download the form. Don’t complete Section 5 (Release to Third Party); you want the transcript mailed directly to you. Mail or fax your request to the office specified on the second page of the form. Your paper transcript should be mailed in 5–10 business days.
    

You are still required to complete the verification worksheet. You’ll need to attest to the fact that you didn’t file and/or won’t be filing a Federal Tax Return for the year in question and that it wasn’t necessary for you to do so. You’ll also need to submit any additional documents that have been requested, such as copies of all of your W-2 forms from employers.

You have three options for submitting your forms:

1. Preferred Method: Submit your documents electronically via your Net Partner Student Portal at aid.wingate.edu
2. By mail: Office of Student Financial Planning PO Box 159 Wingate, NC 28174-0159
3. By fax: 704–233–9396.