I claim my daughter as a dependent. She transferred to a university starting Spring 2017 semester. We received a statement from that university for tuition, fees & housing in December 2016. We paid the statement in December 2016 and therefore received a 1099-Q for that amount. However the university told me we won't receive a 2016 1098-T because she didn't attend that school in 2016. The mismatch results in higher taxes if I cannot offset the 1099-Q with the amount paid to the school in Dec 2016. Can I enter the amount paid in Dec 2016 on my 2016 return even though 1) she didn't attend the school in 2016 and 2) it won't show up on a 1098-T until 2017?
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Yes on both.
If you paid tuition in 2016, you can claim it in the Education Expenses section in TurboTax, after entering your 1099-Q.
This is true even if you will not receive a 1098-T from the school until next year.
The IRS is aware of these timing differences between what taxpayers report and what the schools report.
Yes on both.
If you paid tuition in 2016, you can claim it in the Education Expenses section in TurboTax, after entering your 1099-Q.
This is true even if you will not receive a 1098-T from the school until next year.
The IRS is aware of these timing differences between what taxpayers report and what the schools report.
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