1099-G if you receive compensation from the U.S.

1099-DIV if you own a portfolio of stock investments or mutual funds.

1099-MISC if you are an independent contractor received from each client that pays you above a certain amount each tax year.

SSA -1099 if you or your parent(s) receive social security income or benefits.

The person or entity that pays you is responsible for filling out the appropriate 1099 tax form and sending it to you by January 31. The 1099 form is a series of documents the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) refers to as 'information returns.' There are a number of different 1099 forms that report the various types of income you may receive throughout the year other than the salary your employer pays you. Swarthmore College's Financial Aid Office requests a copy of each W-2 in order to verify income that your family reports on your financial aid applications, the FAFSA and CSS Profile. federal income tax returns for the IRS and your FAFSA and CSS Profile financial aid applications for the colleges/universities where you wish to apply. You will use it to complete both your U.S. It details the wage earnings earned by the employee in the most recent calendar tax year. It is mailed or provided to the employee usually in January. The W-2 is a pre-filled document provided by an employer to an employee. In addition, you may need to submit less common forms that are not listed here.

You may not possess or have to submit every one of the forms/documents listed on this page. This list of the more commonly-required forms does not apply to everyone, and is not an exhaustive list. You will submit electronic copies of the tax forms (exactly as they were submitted to the IRS) to Swarthmore using IDOC (pronounced 'eye-dok'). Our Financial Aid Office uses these forms to verify the information that you/your parents reported on your CSS Profile and/or FAFSA forms. Most families have submitted these forms to the IRS already for last year's federal income tax return, so the forms should be available to you or your parent(s)/guardian(s).

This page explores some of the more common tax forms that are required when domestic students complete the CSS Profile and FAFSA. You may simply upload a single PDF of your tax return(s) to IDOC, and IDOC will separate and organize your submission for you - it's very easy! We need the entire return as you submitted it to the IRS including your personal return, your corporate and/or partnership return (if you own a business), including all schedules and pages.

QUICK TIP: To keep it simple, upload your entire U.S.

Swarthmore, PA 19081 What Tax Forms Are Required?

Sample k1 tax form