1098-T Shows some $6119.98 of credit card payments but only $3800 in Box 2 Tuition, should I and how do I claim the total payments made?

[KenH1 · Accepted solution]

Enter what you actually paid in 2016, and next year enter what you actually paid in 2017.  The IRS is aware that there will be a temporary "mismatch" between what you report and what the 1098-T reports.