Ok to enter tuition paid under education, since no break was received from 1098-T

[birdiern]

I entered my 1098-T and did not qualify for and tax break-because I made over 90,000, but I did enter the total of my tuition under education, since the higher degree was required of my job, this is ok, yes?

[DexterS · Accepted solution]

I think where you are deducting this is as an Unreimbursed Employee Business Expense. 

Here are the basic rules to qualify for a deduction:

Qualifying Work-Related Education

You can deduct the costs of qualifying work-related education as business expenses. This is education that meets at least one of the following two tests.

• The education is required by your employer or the law to keep your present salary, status, or job. The required education must serve a bona fide business purpose of your employer.

• The education maintains or improves skills needed in your present work.

However, even if the education meets one or both of the above tests, it is not qualifying work-related education if it:

• Is needed to meet the minimum educational requirements of your present trade or business, or

• Is part of a program of study that will qualify you for a new trade or business.

You can deduct the costs of qualifying work-related education as a business expense even if the education could lead to a degree.

Use Figure 27-A as a quick check to see if your education qualifies.

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch27.html#en_US_2016_publink1000174004

Review these rules very carefully to confirm that you do qualify to take the deduction.