1098-T information

[jihoon80]

I'm using TurboTax Premier to do my taxes, and i have a question. My spouse attended graduate school in 2019 and received a 1098-T. But, when I try to enter the tuition information in the "Education" section of the "Deductions & Credits" tab, there is no box to enter data. Instead a $0 is already in place and grayed out such that I cannot change it. When I click the corresponding link, it states that, "Note: You entered this number in earlier."

I don't recall ever entering "0" for any tuition-related question up to this point and cannot find where I can change this data field. I don't know if this matters, but my spouse is also self-employed, and I already entered a bunch of data regarding self-employment income and deductions. I also entered information regarding eligibility for the two education credits (whose names I don't remember). But again, I don't believe I was previously asked about tuition payments.

Any help would be appreciated!

[AnnetteB6 · Accepted solution]

Start by going to the Education section of your return using these steps:  

• On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
• This opens a box where you can type in “education” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
• The search results will give you an option to “Jump to education”
• Click on the blue “Jump to education” link

Then, if you are not prompted to enter your 1098-T, go through the entire education expenses section (without entering any information yet) of your return until you reach the screen titled “Your Education Expenses Summary”, then follow these steps:

• Click Edit next to the student name.
• On the screen titled “Here’s your Education Summary”, click Edit beside Tuition.
• Enter the information from your Form 1098-T.