I consolidated all my Navient Fed. Student Loans in 2016 to FedLoans. And now have received a 1098E from Navient. This is while I payed No payment on my loans in 2016 since I was in a IDR repayment program which had a 0 dollar monthly payment amount. Fedloans through consolidation paid my Navient student loans in full, in other words my loans with Navients were paid off and closed ( All principal , capitalized interest , etc ) were paid off. So since I made no payment myself, will I still be able to use the interest reported in 1098-E ??
Lastly , If my brother claims me as dependent, can he claims the interest on my 1098-E ? ( Given I was the sole person responsible for the Loan & Not him ) .
Thanks
Yes, you can report the student loan interest on Form 198-E. When you consolidated - you paid off the accrued interest on the loans, and this portion is deductible.
If your brother claims you as a dependent, he cannot claim the student loan interest, unless he paid it, and he was legally obligated to pay.
You can only deduct student loan interest if all of the following apply:
Yes, you can report the student loan interest on Form 198-E. When you consolidated - you paid off the accrued interest on the loans, and this portion is deductible.
If your brother claims you as a dependent, he cannot claim the student loan interest, unless he paid it, and he was legally obligated to pay.
You can only deduct student loan interest if all of the following apply:
Thanks for the response , please note I paid no interest , it was paid through consolidation which I initiated , so it's okay for me still claim the interest in 1098E ??? , and if the interest in box one is way over 2500 allowed for interest deduction , then can I use the rest of the Not used interest deduction which could not be used for this tax return year on the next one ?