1098T Question

[jdsawyer13]

My 2019 1098T has box 1 empty and shows my scholarship money in box 5.  The payment history in my account on the school's website shows I paid all my tuition expenses in January of 2019.  This was my final semester before graduation.  Can I claim what I paid on my 2019 return?  Or should I request a corrected 1098T from my school?  Or should I just not claim education expenses and scholarships?

[JotikaT2]

You can report the payments you made in January 2019 in the section below.  Do not alter the amounts that were reported on your 1098-T form.

Go to the Federal interview section. 

1. Select "Deductions & Credits" 
2. Select "Expenses and Scholarships (Form 1098-T)" and click start/edit 
3. When you see Your Education Expenses Summary, select Edit to the right of your name.  You will see the following screen: 

Enter your expenses as applicable in the section as it applies above.  

[jdsawyer13]

I don't see a screen that looks like what you posted.  Should I just put the tuition in the Expenses and Scholarships (Form 1098T) section?  It seems like this works because it shows the total amount to be the same amount as when I subtract my scholarships from my tuition.

[JohnB5677]

Yes, that form is generated after you enter that information.