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Students and/or parents who have not filed their federal taxes can estimate on the FAFSA in order to meet our priority application deadline of February 14. However, it is important to estimate as accurately as possible so that your financial aid awards will be a true reflection of your eligibility. In addition, it is very important to return to your FAFSA and update your estimated figures as soon as you have filed for the current tax year.
Many students and families will have the option to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool 1-2 weeks after electronically filing their tax returns and 6-8 weeks after filing a paper return to update income information.