2020 -1098T for tuition paid for 2019 college attendance

[JJFHydraulic]

Went to college in 2019. Paid tuition in 2020 and received 1098T.  Did not actually attend college in 2020. Am I eligible for a credit or deduction for paying the tuition?  

When I put the info in and it asks if I attended less than 1/2 year I check yes and I get the credit.  But on the review check it asks if I attended college in 2020, when I check no it takes it away.

[Hal_Al]

Q. Am I eligible for a credit or deduction for paying the tuition?  

A.  No.  The payments must be made in the same year as the classes were attended.  There is one exception, but it does not apply to you*. 

*Payment made in 2020 for the first term of 2021 may be counted for a tuition credit on your 2020 return.