I paid more College Tuition then reported on the College 1098T, can I claim those payments?

[KrisD]

YES

The 1098-T might not be correct since many schools bill in December for classes that start the next year.

When entering the information in Turbotax:

• Enter the information from the 1098-T, such as school name and address. 
  
• After you fill in box Box 2, but click on "What if this is not what (your name) paid to the school?"
• You can enter the tuition and fees you paid to the school for classes in 2016 here even if the school did not report it. Include any financial aid that was paid to the school. 
  

Make sure you have a record of the payment, school records are adequate.

Take credit for all you paid and only what you paid in 2016.

Next year the 1098-T 's are required to report Box 1, what the school "received".