1098-T information

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I'm using TurboTax Premier to do my taxes, and i have a question. My spouse attended graduate school in 2019 and received a 1098-T. But, when I try to enter the tuition information in the "Education" section of the "Deductions & Credits" tab, there is no box to enter data. Instead a $0 is already in place and grayed out such that I cannot change it. When I click the corresponding link, it states that, "Note: You entered this number in earlier."

I don't recall ever entering "0" for any tuition-related question up to this point and cannot find where I can change this data field. I don't know if this matters, but my spouse is also self-employed, and I already entered a bunch of data regarding self-employment income and deductions. I also entered information regarding eligibility for the two education credits (whose names I don't remember). But again, I don't believe I was previously asked about tuition payments.

Any help would be appreciated!

AnnetteB6Answer

Employee Tax Expert

Start by going to the Education section of your return using these steps:

On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
This opens a box where you can type in “education” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
The search results will give you an option to “Jump to education”
Click on the blue “Jump to education” link

Then, if you are not prompted to enter your 1098-T, go through the entire education expenses section (without entering any information yet) of your return until you reach the screen titled “Your Education Expenses Summary”, then follow these steps:

Click Edit next to the student name.
On the screen titled “Here’s your Education Summary”, click Edit beside Tuition.
Enter the information from your Form 1098-T.

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AnnetteB6

Answer

Employee Tax Expert

Start by going to the Education section of your return using these steps:

On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
This opens a box where you can type in “education” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
The search results will give you an option to “Jump to education”
Click on the blue “Jump to education” link

Click Edit next to the student name.
On the screen titled “Here’s your Education Summary”, click Edit beside Tuition.
Enter the information from your Form 1098-T.