In March 2017, the Department of Education took down the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT), which helps students accurately complete the Free Application for Student Aid and apply for income driven repayment plans (IDR), due to security concerns.
On June 2, the Department announced that the DRT has been reinstated for student loan borrowers. In the announcement, ED noted that "New encryption protections have been added to the Data Retrieval Tool to further protect taxpayer information. The IRS Data Retrieval Tool will return Oct. 1, 2017, on the online 2018-19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form."