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posted Feb 5, 2023 4:59:37 PM

My daughter is enrolled in duel enrollment and I received a 1098-T form. Turbo Tax is counting it as income but it is through the high school and counting for highschool

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Level 15
Jan 22, 2024 5:57:41 AM

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

 

You claim the tuition credit, or report scholarship income, based on your own financial records, not the 1098-T.  If you are neither claiming a tuition credit or  taxable scholarship income, just don't enter the 1098-T.

 

That said, usually box 1 and box 5 contain the same amount, so TurboTax will treat them as offsetting, unless you make an adjustment.