I need to amend my sons return. I filed his first, then when I did mine, we had to claim room and board at college due to a lot of scholarship money

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Where in the return do I enter this info.

[SherryM · Accepted solution]

Generally, no. Room and board is usually not considered a deductible education expense.

The one exception is if room and board was paid for with a Coverdell ESA or 529 plan distribution. In that case, the cost can be deducted from the taxable portion of the plan's distribution.

So you may not have to amend your sons taxes unless there is something else that needs to be changed. Follow the steps below to amend taxes.

To amend your 2016 taxes if you need to make changes and your taxes were already e-filed and accepted (or mailed)
1.Sign into your TurboTax account, if you're not already signed in.
2.In the 2016 tax year section, click amend (change) return.
3. In the pop-up, click amend using TurboTax online.
4.Click continue on the we'll help you change (amend) your return screen.
5.Follow the on-screen directions to amend your return.
6.When you're done, will provide instructions to print and mail your amended return because and amended return can't be e-filed.