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IRS Tax Return Transcript Matrix for 2024-25 Verification now available

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By Marlene Seeklander Although the 2024-25 FAFSA processing cycle has been underway for months, the Department of Education has just released the 2022 IRS Tax Return Transcript Matrix. The August 29 Electronic Announcement includes the 2022 IRS Tax Return Transcript Matrix in Excel format. The matrix is designed to assist financial aid administrators in mapping the […]

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2025-26 FAFSA Beta 1 Interest Form available

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By Marlene Seeklander Interested community-based organizations (CBOs) can apply to participate in the first beta testing period of the 2025-26 FAFSA. The Department announced that interested CBOs can submit an interest form to participate in the BETA 1 testing period. Interested CBOs will have until the September 5 deadline to submit the interest form and describe

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2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide

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By Marlene Seeklander Some reading material that will help you start your 2025-26 planning is now available. FSA announced the availability of the 2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide. This guide will assist schools and other FSA partners in incorporating the functionality of the electronic FAFSA into their institutional systems. FSA will post volumes of the guide throughout fall

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2025-26 FAFSA will be available on or before December 1

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By Marlene Seeklander To have time for more testing, the release of the 2025-26 FAFSA will be delayed until on or before December 1. The Department earlier indicated they planned to release the 2025-26 FAFSA on October 1 since the form would be unchanged from 2024-25. However, industry groups called on the Department to avoid a

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The FAFSA impact – 8 things to discuss

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You might be tired of talking about it. As a financial aid professional, you’ve probably answered more than enough questions already about the FAFSA. You’ve likely answered a ton of questions from students, faculty, and administrators. Some have just heard about this year’s FAFSA issues and wonder if it’s had any impact on you. Yeah,

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Department of Education publishes CIP codes needed for Gainful Employment reporting

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By Marlene Seeklander For those schools required to report data under the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment final regulations, one small part of that data is now available in the Federal Register. A Federal Register Notice published on June 28 includes a list of CIP codes for qualifying graduate programs. The CIP codes are

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2025-26 FAFSA tentatively scheduled for October 1 release

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By Catherine Mueller There’s no definitive answer yet for those up-and-coming high school seniors wondering about the release of the 2025-26 FAFSA. However, while the Department of Education has not given an official release date yet, they have indicated that they tentatively plan to release the next FAFSA on October 1.  The Department has said

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Department plans webinar to demo FAFSA correction process for institutions

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By Catherine Mueller The long-awaited ability for schools to make manual FAFSA corrections should soon be available and to help schools with the new process, the Department of Education is offering training. The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will demonstrate how to use the FAFSA Partner Portal (FPP) to submit FAFSA corrections in a webinar

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Moving forward toward the 2025-26 FAFSA

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By Beth Ziehmer As everyone in the industry continues to work to increase 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completions, the 2025-26 FAFSA is on the horizon and is hoped to be back to a “normal” October 1 release date. Electronic Announcement GENERAL-24-72 provides information about the 2025-26 FAFSA. The 2025-26 FAFSA will remain

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Updated “preview” presentation now available for the current FAFSA

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By Catherine Mueller At first, it seems a little unusual – receiving an update to a FAFSA preview presentation when the 2024-25 FAFSA was released almost 6 months ago. But, then again, this year has been anything but typical. In a June 12 update to an Electronic Announcement issued last year, the Department of Education said

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