Signed Student Tax Returns

Description: 

As part of the 2024–2025 financial aid application, Yale requires copies of 2022 tax returns or, if no tax return was filed, equivalent documentation of 2022 income.

Instructions for U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 

  • Use the College Board's IDOC Service to submit signed copies of 2022 federal tax returns, including all schedules and W-2s. For more information about the IDOC service, see IDOC under Financial Aid Terminology or visit the College Board website.
  • Students who submitted an amended 2022 federal tax return must also submit a signed copy of the amended return.
  • Students who did not file a tax return must submit a Tax Nonfiling Statement instead. Please visit our Forms page for the appropriate nonfiling statement.

Please note that students will need to submit updated tax documents in future years.

For aid year Tax return required
2023–2024 2021 tax year
2024–2025 2022 tax year
2025–2026 2023 tax year
2026–2027 2024 tax year

Instructions for international citizens: 

  • Use the College Board's IDOC Service to submit signed copies of 2022 tax returns and/or income documents. For more information about this service, see IDOC under Financial Aid Terminology or visit the College Board website.
  • If the tax returns are in a language other than English, please also provide an English translation of the text. The translation does NOT have to be an official document, and numbers do NOT need to be converted to U.S. currency.
  • Students who do not file a tax return should submit documentation of their income, such as a letter from their employer.

Student type: 
Eli Whitney students
Student citizenship: 
U.S. citizens, Canadian citizens, International citizens (non-Canadian)