My daughter is in college. I am claiming her as a dependant and she is not employed and is not filing a return. We pay her tuition. I have a 1098-t. How do I claim it

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My daughter is in college. I am claiming her as a dependant and she is not employed and is not filing a return. We pay her tuition. I have a 1098-t. How do I claim it

If you claim your daughter as a dependent, you claim education credits for her on your tax return.

In TurboTax, you need to go through the Education questionnaire and enter information from her form 1098-T.

Please follow these steps:

- In TurboTax, open your return and click on Federal Taxes then Deductions and Credits

- On the next page, click I'll choose what I work on

- On the next page, under Education, click Start next to Expenses and Scholarships (form 1098-T) (see screenshot attached)

- TurboTax will then take you through a questionnaire and you can enter form 1098-T.

Turbo will then calculate the best education tax break for you,

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My daughter is in college. I am claiming her as a dependant and she is not employed and is not filing a return. We pay her tuition. I have a 1098-t. How do I claim it

If you claim your daughter as a dependent, you claim education credits for her on your tax return.

In TurboTax, you need to go through the Education questionnaire and enter information from her form 1098-T.

Please follow these steps:

- In TurboTax, open your return and click on Federal Taxes then Deductions and Credits

- On the next page, click I'll choose what I work on

- On the next page, under Education, click Start next to Expenses and Scholarships (form 1098-T) (see screenshot attached)

- TurboTax will then take you through a questionnaire and you can enter form 1098-T.

Turbo will then calculate the best education tax break for you,

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**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

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