What Federal Tax Information Is Retrieved Using the FUTURE Act Direct Data Exchange?

Beginning with the 2024-25 award year, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act (FUTURE Act) allows FAFSA contributors to consent to the disclosure and use of their IRS federal tax information (FTI) for the purpose of determining a student's eligibility for Title IV federal student aid. The May 12, 2023 Electronic Announcement (GENERAL-23-34) provides the following list of what is considered FTI. This FTI data will be retrieved by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) using the FUTURE Act Direct Data Exchange (FA-DDX) to populate the FAFSA starting with the 2024-25 award year:

In addition, the ISIR will also include an IRS response code that indicates the status of the tax filer/FTI with the IRS to include one of the following:

• Tax filing and FTI provided to FTI Module (FTIM);
• Not found at the IRS;
• Found and a nonfiler; or
• Found but IRS not able to provide information.

Notice that the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion is not retrieved using the FA-DDX. See AskRegs Knowledgebase Q&A, Why Isn't the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Transferred Into the FAFSA Using the FA-DDX?

See also AskRegs Q&A, What Do the IRS Response Codes Mean?

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