Yes, if you want to determine if you are
eligible to claim an education credit and the various federal tax
benefits for educational expenses.
These
include:
1)
American Opportunity Credit
2)
Lifetime Learning Credit
3)
Tuition & Fees Deduction
4)
Educational expense (deduction) related to your self-employment; or as an
educational expense undertaken at the request of your employer for which you
did not get reimbursed.
However, If your grant/scholarship amount (box 5) is more than
your tuition (box 1/box 2) you may want to report it
because excess scholarship money may be treated as taxable income on your return.
If you
decide to amend the IRS 2016 Amended tax forms will not be ready until sometime
in February. You will have to mail your amended return to the IRS.
See How
to Amend (Change or Correct) a Return You Already Filed to amend your income tax return. Please keep
checking the TurboTax FAQ for the status of amended return tax forms.
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