You don't necessarily need a Form 1098-T to claim any
of the various federal tax benefits for educational expenses.
These
include:
1)
American Opportunity Credit
2)
Lifetime Learning Credit
3)
Tuition & Fees Deduction
4)
Educational expense (deduction) related to your self-employment; or as an
educational expense undertaken at the request of your employer for which you
did not get reimbursed.
An official 1098-T is not absolutely required in order
to claim any of them. The IRS does not explicitly mandate
that you as a taxpayer have a 1098-T. There are exceptions to the rule.
Proof of your expenses in the form cancelled checks to your school, bank
statements, or a statement of student account from your school's registrar
office are good enough to satisfy the recordkeeping provisions of the law.
In TurboTax, you'll simply tell the program that
"yes" you incurred educational expenses, but that
"no" you don't have a 1098-T. You'll then be presented with the
opportunity to input the dollar amounts of your educational expenses.
You
may additionally find the information at the following TurboTax FAQ pages
helpful:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Tax-Deductions-and-Credits/What-are-Education-Tax-Cre...
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/College/Video--What-Educational-Expenses-Are-Tax-Dedu...
