I had no earned income this year but paid student loan interest. Do I have to file taxes?

[DoninGA]

If you had no income of any kind during 2016 there is no reason to file a tax return.  The student loan interest paid is reported as an Adjustment to Income, but since you would have no income to report the interest paid would not be relevant.

[SweetieJean]

Are you married?

[macuser_22]

How did you pay the student loan interest if you had no income?   You might still need to file a tax return if you had sufficient taxable unearned income.

[ejohnson923]

I'm in a similar scenario. I had no income, but I paid my student loan interest from my savings.

[macuser_22]

@ejohnson923 - you made a comment to a 2 year old post that makes no sense.  If you have a question then ask a new question and provide details.