Yes
, Certainly, you can claim your 2016 qualified
education expenses that you incurred while attending a qualifying
educational institution on your tax return. You don't necessarily
need a Form 1098-T to claim any of the various federal tax benefits for
educational expenses. Such as the following:
1) American Opportunity Credit
2) Lifetime Learning Credit
3) Tuition & Fees Deduction
4) Educational expense (deduction) related to
your self-employment; or as an educational expense undertaken at the request of
your employer for which you did not get reimbursed.
An official 1098-T is not absolutely required in
order to claim any of them. The IRS does not explicitly mandate that you
as a taxpayer have a 1098-T. There are exceptions to the rule. Proof
of your expenses in the form cancelled checks to your school, bank statements,
or a statement of student account from your school's registrar office are good
enough to satisfy the recordkeeping provisions of the law.
In TurboTax,
you'll
simply tell the program that "yes" you incurred
educational expenses, but that "no" you don't have a
1098-T. You'll then be presented with the opportunity to input
the dollar amounts of your educational expenses.
You may additionally find the information at the
following TurboTax FAQ pages helpful:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Tax-Deductions-and-Credits/What-are-Education-Tax-Cre...
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/College/Video--What-Educational-Expenses-Are-Tax-Dedu...
