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Education: Deductions, Credits, and Answers

There’s no doubt about it, education tax benefits can make a huge difference in your refund. The American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) typically offers the largest tax break. But if you don’t qualify for that, there’s always the Lifetime Learning Cr... read more

Even if I did not pay federal taxes, I was under the impression that with the American Opportunity Tax credit I would be eligible for at least $1,000 back

1098-T. Why am I not eligible for the baseline 1,000 refund

Where do I submit expenses that were required by the school but not directly to the school? Like for school health insurance and dental loupes for dental school?

I'm in my first year of dental school. I turned 26 and had to get the school's healthcare. I wasn't mandated to get dental loupes but they are very important for the lasting health of my neck and back.

On the Do-It-Yourself Premium product, dependent input form, there wasn't a box to check for 'Full-time Student'. Where can I correct that? It automatically used 'Other'.

How do I indicate my dependent is a 'Full-time-student'

education expense

Where is the section to enter education expenses? It only asks for expenses paid directly to school and that you can add additional expenses later but that option never comes up. We have expense to add but no where to input them.

What Payments for education and training from Veterans affairs do i claim?

Taxable scholarship in 2025, filing and APTC reconcilliation (CA)

Hi! I'm a little confused and need some help regarding tax year 2025, please. My son is a tax dependent, and is part of our marketplace healthcare plan in CA. He has only a taxable scholarship of $5,525 and approximately. $20 interest income. Here is... read more

where do I add my Form 1098-T in the tax refund application on Intuit. My school issued me the form as I'm paying tuition fee directly from my pocket

Turbotax Premier College Expense Entry

I am using the desktop product for the 2025 tax year and I have entered the 1099Q and 1098T information, however I am not getting a screen to enter my other college expenses. It keeps taking me to the education credit and showing I owe taxes and pena... read more

Where to input room and board for student

With the new 2025 turbo tax layout, I can't find how to navigate to the screen where I input room and board for my college student.... I input the 1098T, and then the 1099Q... but I can't find the screen. Google said I needed to input the 1099Q first... read more

Where do I enter education expenses other than tuition for my student, to avoid paying tax on a 529 distribution? Neither the 1099-Q section nor the 1098-T section has it

I have entered a 1099-Q for a 529 distribution and there is a place in that section where it says I will enter education expenses for my student, but then all it asks is whether I used the money to pay a loan. I have also completed the 1098-T section... read more

How do I access the screen to enter 1098 T info? When I go through Expenses and Scholarships, there is no place to enter the info. Is it b/c I'mdoing standard deductions?

I’m so confused on this 1098T

This is our 1st year dealing with this 1098T. Box 1 has 2859.15, Box 5 has 10801.65. My daughter has W2 income of around 14000. What goes on her return and what goes on our return? Is it beneficial for us to put the entire form on our return or go on... read more

Where do I enter college room and board expenses paid for with a 529 distribution?

I entered the 1098-T and received the American Oppour credit of $2000. Once I entered the 1099-Q 529 distribution, the amount of my refund went down by $1300.

Where can room and board expenses be entered so that they are not taxed against a 529 distribution?

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Education: Deductions, Credits, and Answers

Even if I did not pay federal taxes, I was under the impression that with the American Opportunity Tax credit I would be eligible for at least $1,000 back

Where do I submit expenses that were required by the school but not directly to the school? Like for school health insurance and dental loupes for dental school?

On the Do-It-Yourself Premium product, dependent input form, there wasn't a box to check for 'Full-time Student'. Where can I correct that? It automatically used 'Other'.

education expense

What Payments for education and training from Veterans affairs do i claim?

Taxable scholarship in 2025, filing and APTC reconcilliation (CA)

where do I add my Form 1098-T in the tax refund application on Intuit. My school issued me the form as I'm paying tuition fee directly from my pocket

Turbotax Premier College Expense Entry

Where to input room and board for student

Where do I enter education expenses other than tuition for my student, to avoid paying tax on a 529 distribution? Neither the 1099-Q section nor the 1098-T section has it

How do I access the screen to enter 1098 T info? When I go through Expenses and Scholarships, there is no place to enter the info. Is it b/c I'mdoing standard deductions?

I’m so confused on this 1098T

Where do I enter college room and board expenses paid for with a 529 distribution?

Where can room and board expenses be entered so that they are not taxed against a 529 distribution?

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