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LinaJ2018
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I paid for tuition using Stafford Student Loans, how do I report this.

To enter educational expenses in TurboTax Deluxe online edition, please follow these steps:

1. After sign into your account and select Take me to my return 

2.  At the right upper corner, in the search box , type in 1098t and press Enter 

3.  Select Jump to form 1098T 

4.  On screen, "Do you want to enter your higher education expenses?" answer Yes

5.  Go through the step-by-step interview questions/ screens

6.  On screen, "Did you get a 1098-T from school for 2016?"  make your selection

7. Follow prompts to enter information. 

If you paid tuition with the student loan and required to pay back, you can treat those expenses as you paid out of pocket. 

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