The IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) has been deactivated until further notice. Yes, we're sad about it. Sad enough to want sad trombone music. Citing data security concerns, the U.S. Department of Education and the IRS have disabled the DRT until additional security measures can be put into place. The outage is expected to last until October when the 2018-2019 FAFSA becomes … [Read more...]
Are you a "victim of soicumstance?" We understand that your 2017-2018 FAFSA - which uses 2015 income - may not reflect what's really going on financially. You have the chance to tell us what your current financial situation is with the Application for Special Circumstance Consideration. Here's the skinny: The deadline to submit the … [Read more...]
The U.S. Department of Education issued a statement on Thursday informing families that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) has been temporarily suspended due to an ongoing effort to ensure the security of private information. The DRT is a feature of the FAFSA, the universal application for federal financial aid, intended to make filing the application faster by transferring … [Read more...]