If 1098-T was received but taxpayer is claimed as a dependent, then no action needed for education credits or anything else?

[sandra-alexander07]

No education credit is avalaible to a student that is claimed as a dependent, correct?

[AmyC]

The person claiming the student has the right to claim the credit and can enter the 1098-T. If the 1098-T has scholarship income, the student may have income.

[Hal_Al]

The 1098-T is only an informational document. The form or the numbers on it are not required to be entered onto your tax return. However receipt of a 1098-T frequently means the parents are  eligible for a tuition credit or possibly the student has taxable scholarship income. 

Here's a post on the five main points on the  1098-T:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-what-do-i-do-with-form-1098t/01/37...