At the tax service place I went to the lady accidentally put that I wasted 2,000 on my education for 2015 and now I got a noticed that I owe the irs 2,000? What can I do?

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June 3, 2019
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Best answer by Howard1948

I'm not sure what you mean by "wasted 2,000 on my education", but if you claimed a credit for educational expenses of $2,000 that you were not entitled to and the IRS gave you a refund based on that claim, you have no choice but to pay it back to the IRS.

If the "tax service place" you went to is still in business, you should take your information back to them and ask them why this happened and see if they will at least take responsibility for the penalties and interest that may attach to your situation.

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macuser_22

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If the IRS is questioning the educational credits and you had a 1098-T form from the school that had the amount *billed* in box 2 and not the amount *paid* in box 1 then the IRS is sending those letters to many taxpayers. What they want is your proof by receipts or other proof of payment that you actually spend the box 2 amount on qualified educational expenses, then they will allow it. Read the letter carefully to see it this is what they are asking for.

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**