Where do I enter college room and board expenses in turbo tax deluxe?

[DoninGA]

Room and board are not qualified education expenses so are not entered on a tax return.

[Hal_Al]

Room and board are not qualified expenses for a tuition credit or tax free scholarship. R&B is qualified for a 529 Plan or ESA distribution.  As such, TurboTax will not allow you to enter R&B until you have first entered a 1099-Q (the IRS reporting form for a 529/ESA distribution).

Later, in the educational expenses and scholarships section,  answer yes when asked if you have book expenses. That will get you to  the screen to enter Room & Board

[skarnie]

I entered "yes" for the Books Expenses question but still can't find where to enter room and board expenses

[KrisD15]

Room and Board is only offered as an education expenses if you also had entered a 1099-Q.

1099-Q reports distributions which can be offset (made non-taxable) with Room and Board expense. 

If you don't enter Form 1099-Q, Room and Board expenses are irrelevant.

Room and Board does not offset scholarships

Room and Board can not be used for an education credit. 

[Tax_Customer1]

1040:

Line 29 AOC Credit  $654

Line 18 (Add Lines 16 & 17) $20K

Line 20 $982

[Hal_Al]

Then you have only entered $1635 of adjusted qualified expenses. 

See more at your other post.

@Tax_Customer1