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When I complete my daughter's education summary it says that "you can't claim an education tax break".
"Based on what you've entered so far you are not eligible for an education credit.
Here is why you may not qualify:
When I hit continue it shows that the Expenses and Scholarship section as not been started. I'm having trouble understanding why is shows as not started when I've entered 1098-T form a number of times now. Please help!
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Go through the entire education interview until you reach a screen titled "Your Education Expenses Summary". Click edit next to the student's name. That should take you to a screen “Here’s your Education Summary”. Click edit next to the section you want to change; tuition, most likely, in your case.
Details:
To enter your Form 1098-T information (even when TurboTax thinks it has already been entered and is showing $0), go through the entire education expenses section of your return until you reach the screen titled “Your Education Expenses Summary”, then follow these steps:
To go directly to the Education section of your return, use these steps:
Also see: https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/entering-importing/help/how-do-i-enter-form-1098-t/00/26336
I've already got to that page after going through the entire interview. I'm able to edit and add the proper 1098-T for my kids' tuition. When I'm finished and hit "done" it shows that I haven't started the section even though I can go back and view the breakdown for tuition for each. All of my other sections that I've stared show completed except that one.
I've tried clearing cache as well as download history. I've also tried another browser as well as another computer and they all tell me the same thing. All show the education expenses section as "not started" even though I've entered all the appropriate info as well as the 1098-T forms.
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