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posted Apr 14, 2025 11:05:06 PM

As a co-borrower on my childs student loan, how can I claim the interest I've been paying?

I claim her as a dependent but the1098-E has her name on it.

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Level 15
Apr 15, 2025 4:58:43 AM

You can claim the interest deduction, if you meet the three requirements:

  1. You paid the interest
  2. You are legally obligated to pay it (co-signing counts)
  3. The student was your dependent, at the time the loan was used to pay for qualified educational expenses (the TT pop up says “when you took out the loan”)

In TurboTax, enter the 1098-E as if it was your own.