*Clarity's Enhanced Tax Verification Process*
The {SCHOOL NAME} {Indexed Tuition, Flexible Tuition, Financial Aid, Tuition Assistance, etc.} program is designed to make a {SCHOOL NAME} education possible for all families based on demonstrated financial need and the availability of funds. {SCHOOL NAME} is proud to use the Clarity Financial Aid to determine a family’s level of financial need based on the information that families share in the application which includes assets, income, expenses, and debts. The application is mobile-friendly and fully translated into Spanish.
Complete the following steps by {insert deadlines for new/returning families}.
Go to https://app.clarityapp.com/sign-up
Begin your application and add <school name> to your student applicant entry. You can save your application and log out at any time and return later to complete it.
Complete your application and pay the $65 Clarity application fee.
US taxpayers: Complete the Clarity Enhanced Tax Verification (ETV) process to release their W2 and personal tax return transcripts from the IRS. You'll be asked to authorize the sharing of your tax transcripts and verify your identity. Clarity offers two options for enhanced tax verification process: “Clarity” and “IRS”. Please reference the Tax Verification Guide to preview the steps of this process.
{Optional text - The IRS pathway is significantly faster, allowing for the tax documents to transfer to Clarity within 24 hours. For this reason, any applicant who applies after [date], will need to select the IRS pathway in order to meet our priority deadline. Clarity has found that families who have an IRS.gov account before starting the Clarity Application have a much easier time completing the process.}
Step 5
Submit your Clarity application and follow the link to return to your dashboard. Here you will see any additional supporting documents requested by schools. Upload your supporting documents by (deadline). Keep in mind that at a later date, you may be prompted by the school via Clarity to upload additional documentation as needed.
{Optional text: International families will be prompted to upload income verification in the forms of a paystub or employment letter stating salary, and a copy of a tax documents from their country, as applicable. Please provide these with English translation.}