FAFSA not requesting spouse's tax info - will it prompt after spouse signing?

This is actually a common issue with the new FAFSA system! You're doing everything correctly. The updated FAFSA now works differently - it will only prompt for your spouse's tax information AFTER your spouse logs in with their own FSA ID to sign the application. Once they sign in, the system will automatically pull their tax information through the IRS Data Retrieval Tool if they consent to it. Just continue with your portion, submit it, then have your husband log in with his FSA ID to complete the process.

mine did the same thing last month!! super confusing. thought i was doing smthing wrong but after my husband signed in it finally pulled his info.

Yes, this is how the updated FAFSA works now. I'd like to add some important information: 1. Make sure both you and your husband have up-to-date FSA IDs 2. The system will use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to automatically import tax information once your spouse signs in 3. Both contributors must complete their portions for the application to be fully submitted 4. You won't receive your Student Aid Index (SAI) until all portions are complete Also, there's a 24-48 hour processing time after all signatures are completed before the application is fully processed.

THE NEW FAFSA IS A NIGHTMARE!!!! i had the same issue but THEN even after my husband signed in it never pulled his tax info properly!!! we had to call FSA for WEEKS trying to get someone to fix it and they kept disconnecting us. our SAI came back way too high because it only counted my income but doubled our assets!!! now my son might lose his financial aid package and we're still fighting with them!!

Hey, so if you're having trouble reaching the Federal Student Aid folks (which is common this time of year), I recently found this service called Claimyr that helped me get through to an actual human at FSA in about 15 minutes instead of waiting for hours. I was having a similar issue with my husband's info not showing up correctly even after he signed. You can check it out at claimyr.com - they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ It really saved me a lot of frustration when trying to fix our application.

One more thing I wanted to mention - make sure both you and your husband use separate devices or at least completely log out between signing in. The new FAFSA system sometimes gets confused with cached information if you try to use the same browser session. And save the confirmation page once everything is submitted - you'll want that confirmation number if anything goes wrong.

This happened to me and my wife too. The weird part was that even after she signed with her FSA ID, there was like a 24-hour delay before her tax sections appeared. So if it doesn't show up immediately after your husband signs, don't panic - just check back the next day. Also the system logged us out like 3 times during the process for no reason so save your progress constantly!

wait so do both parents always have to sign? my parents are divorced and last year only my mom had to sign since i live with her but now im confused if my dad needs to sign too??

Update: It worked! My husband signed in with his FSA ID yesterday, and the system did prompt him for his tax information just like you all said. We had to wait about 2 hours after he signed before his sections appeared completely (not a full 24 hours like some mentioned). Our application now shows as complete, and we got our confirmation number. Thanks everyone for your help!

That's awesome that it worked out for you! For anyone else reading this thread who might be dealing with similar issues, I'd recommend keeping a few things in mind: 1) Make sure you have all your tax documents ready before starting, 2) Don't try to rush through it - the system can be glitchy if you move too fast between sections, and 3) If you run into technical issues, try clearing your browser cache or switching browsers entirely. The new FAFSA definitely has its quirks but once you get through it, the process is actually pretty streamlined compared to the old paper forms!

As someone who just went through this process last month, I can confirm that the new FAFSA system is definitely confusing at first! The key thing to remember is that it's designed to be more secure now - each contributor (you and your spouse) needs to sign in separately with their own FSA ID for their tax information to be pulled. One thing I'd add to the great advice already given here is to make sure both of your FSA IDs are linked to the correct Social Security numbers and that your contact information is up to date. Also, if either of you filed taxes jointly, the system might take a bit longer to sort out whose information is whose, so don't be alarmed if there's a slight delay. The whole process is much smoother once you understand how it works!