If you pay for over half of your own support, then your parents can't claim you anyway. (see below). In that case, you enter your 1098-T on your tax return and can include any amounts your parents paid on your behalf for education costs.
If you don't pay for over half of your own support, you need to mark your return that someone else "can" claim you as a dependent. They are the ones who should claim you, and also enter the education information on their tax return (including the amounts you paid).
Otherwise, nobody will benefit from the education credits. Then, the IRS may send you a letter asking for taxes on scholarships that don't have associated expenses.
Support includes:
- Food
- Lodging (even if your mortgage is paid off)
- Clothing
- Education (including the GI bill)
- Medical and dental care (including insurance and supplementary Medicare premiums)
- Recreation
- Transportation and similar necessities
Support does not include:
- Life insurance premiums
- Funeral expenses
- Federal, state, or local income taxes or Social Security and Medicare taxes paid on a person's own income
- Scholarship grants
- Income made by a disabled person in a sheltered workshop
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