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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

why TurboTax does not show "room and Board" for education expense? I have inputed 1099-Q and 1099-T, but the "Room and board" question/section never showed up.

I have inputed 1099-Q and 1099-T, but the screen a screen that asks: "Did [Child's Name] pay for books or materials to attend school?" never showed up. As a consequence, i cannot input the "Room and board" . how to make it to show this screen/section... read more

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

Why doesn't turbotax allow me to enter qualified education expenses like room & board? is their a problem with the software?

It allows books and supplies to be entered if charged by the institution, and indicates other expenses can be entered later, but it never then prompts for other expenses before moving out of the 1098-T and 1099-Q sections in the online version.

I am attempting to enter in my child's college expenses paid from my 529 plan in my return but I dont see the screen/field to enter the amounts

Where can I enter room and board expense for my college? I am a full time student. The turbo tax application does not allow me to enter this expense.

How taxable scholarships affect 529 QEE

@Hal_Al ,I’m still not clear on whether taxable scholarships our student reports as income increase the qualified portion of our 529 distribution or reduce it – depending on whether we took a 529 reimbursement for some of the taxable scholarship tota... read more

529 room and board

Where can I enter 529 distributions used for room & board? Turbo tax used to allow me to enter that but now it is only prompting for books

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'

Turbotax 2025 -- Education Expenses issue with credit calculation

I received 1099-Qs for both my college students and they both received their 1098-T forms. We don't qualify for any of the education credits due to income and no scholarships either. This year when I went to enter the expenses, it only gave me prompt... read more

This is all very confusing-Form 1098-T-who files, and does she need to file?

My 18 y/o daughter is a full-time student and has a part time job. She made $4298.60 and her Form 1098-T in box 1 has $8474.03 and box 5 has $9333.00. She has a Pell Grant and Life Scholarship. We purchased a laptop outside of the school in the amoun... read more

ABLEnow account used to pay for dependent care is an eligible dependent care expense?

If I pay for Dependent Care for my 11 year old son, who has special needs, with his ABLEnow account, can I claim the expense as dependent care when I file my taxes?

Student received a full scholarship and not eligible to receive form 1098-T. Can student claim education credits?

Student (freshman undergraduate) received scholarships that covered tax free expenses (tuition, fees..) and taxable expenses (room, board, insurance) . The university stated that "student not eligible to receive form 1098-T". Can student (or parent) ... read more

1098-T and employer paid tuition to university

Hello. I was entering my 1098-T information and was directed to a screen with two check boxes (a screenshot is attached below). One is asking if I received tax-free education assistance from an employer, the other is asking if the aid was already rep... read more

I used 529 to cover tuition, room, board, and books. TurboTax appears to only allow tuition and books in 1098-T section. Where do I enter the room and board?

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Education: Deductions, Credits, and Answers

why TurboTax does not show "room and Board" for education expense? I have inputed 1099-Q and 1099-T, but the "Room and board" question/section never showed up.

Turbotax Premier College Expense Entry

Why doesn't turbotax allow me to enter qualified education expenses like room & board? is their a problem with the software?

I am attempting to enter in my child's college expenses paid from my 529 plan in my return but I dont see the screen/field to enter the amounts

Where can I enter room and board expense for my college? I am a full time student. The turbo tax application does not allow me to enter this expense.

How taxable scholarships affect 529 QEE

529 room and board

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'.

Turbotax 2025 -- Education Expenses issue with credit calculation

This is all very confusing-Form 1098-T-who files, and does she need to file?

ABLEnow account used to pay for dependent care is an eligible dependent care expense?

Student received a full scholarship and not eligible to receive form 1098-T. Can student claim education credits?

1098-T and employer paid tuition to university

I used 529 to cover tuition, room, board, and books. TurboTax appears to only allow tuition and books in 1098-T section. Where do I enter the room and board?

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