Instructions
Submit your tax return and all supporting documentation to the College Board by uploading it to the IDOC website. Be sure to sign your tax return before submitting it.
Tax documentation is required for parents as well as the student. For non-tax filers, see the following pages for alternative documentation:
US Income Tax Return
To help verify your income, you will need to submit a signed copy your 2023 federal tax return that was filed with the IRS. This includes:
- Form 1040
- All W-2s and 1099s
- All Schedules
- Schedule 1
- Schedule 2 (if applicable)
- Schedule 3 (if applicable)
- Schedule A (if applicable)
- Schedule B (if applicable)
- Schedule C (if applicable)
- Schedule D (if applicable)
- Schedule E (if applicable)
- All Forms
In addition, if you own corporations, partnerships or trusts, please include copies of those tax returns (Forms 1041, 1065, 1120, 1120S, K-1).
Signatures
To meet federal requirements, all tax returns must be signed by the filer or include a tax professional's information. Find your tax filing method in the list below to see the requirements that apply to you.
You need to sign the tax return in the "Sign Here" section of the tax return, located near the bottom of page two of Form 1040. Your signature needs to be handwritten, an image of a handwritten signature or an electronic signature that was created via stylus or finger. In other words, a valid signature cannot be typed.
The tax return is considered signed if it contains the tax preparer's information in the "Paid Preparer Use Only" section of Form 1040. Specifically, that section needs to include the tax preparer's name and address, as well as their Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN), Social Security Number (SSN) or Employer Identification Number (EIN).
Your tax return will already be signed, as you would have had to sign it prior to submitting it to the IRS.
All tax filers, including those who did not keep a copy of their tax return, may request transcript of their tax return information through the IRS.
Non-US Income Tax Return
To help verify your income, you will need to submit your 2023 national income tax return or the most recently filed statement, including all supporting schedules. All income documents should be translated into English.
In the absence of your current tax return, you may submit a statement from your employer instead. This statement should verify your annual earnings and be stamped or signed by an official of the employer. Please have this statement translated into English, if necessary.