What to do if you did not receive a 1098t but received an invoice showing amount paid for tuition?

[amache09]

I reached out to my bursars to obtain a 1098t. I paid for my tuition in full. they provided an invoice showing amount paid and said it should be sufficient. I do not know if that qualifies as an exception under 1098-t

[KrisD]

Yes, if the reason the school did not issue a 1098-T is because they billed the tuition in 2015, but it was for tuition for classes that started the first 3 months of 2016, and you paid in 2016, you can report those education expenses.

According to the IRS:

“Generally, the credit is allowed for adjusted qualified education expenses paid in 2016 for an academic period beginning in 2016”