Collection of Parents' and Student's Federal Tax Return Information
2009-2010 Academic Year

Colleges and universities are required to collect your federal tax return information as part of the financial aid application and verification process. In an effort to streamline the collection and processing of your tax return documents, Loyola College participates in the College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC). The process works as follows:

1. Upon receipt of your completed 2009-10 PROFILE Application, the College Board will send you a communication (via regular mail or email) which outlines the procedure for submitting your and your parents' 2008 Federal Tax Returns to their processing center.
   
   
2. The notification includes a Cover Letter and an IDOC Cover Sheet. If the IDOC notification is sent to you by email, you will be directed to a web site (https://idoc.collegeboard.com) to download the IDOC Cover Sheet. Complete the Cover Sheet and return it with the signed copies of your 2008 Federal Tax Return Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ and your Parents' 2008 Federal Tax Return Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ. Include all pages, all schedules, all W-2 Forms and all 1099 Forms. Do not send copies of state tax returns. Do not send the requested documents to the College Board in multiple mailings. Documents received without a Cover Sheet will be returned unprocessed.
   
   For entering freshmen, the deadline for submitting your tax returns to the College Board is March 2, 2009. 
   
   
3. After the College Board receives your tax return information, the documents will be electronically scanned and the resulting images will be made available to Loyola's Financial Aid Office at a secured website that is accessible only by our financial aid staff. Please be assured that your tax return data and images will be stored in a secure environment. The paper copies of your documents will be destroyed.

If you have questions about the Institutional Documentation Service or the Cover Sheet, please call 1-954-622-1484 or send an email inquiry to help@cssprofile.org.  To check on the processing status of your family's documents, go to https://idoc.collegeboard.com and click on the "IDOC" button. Your specific information will be posted approximately five business days after your documents are received for processing.

This procedure allows us to process your tax return information more quickly and more efficiently. We sincerely appreciate your cooperation in complying with this innovative documentation collection process. If you have any questions concerning this procedure, please contact us at 410-617-2576, 1-800-221-9107 or FAX 410-617-5149.