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Hal_Al
Level 15
Level 15
Feb 1, 2021 10:12 PM UTC

In TurboTax (TT), enter at:

Federal Taxes Tab (Personal for H&B version)

-Scroll down to:

--Education

  -Student Loan Interest paid (form 1098-E)

It is an adjustment to income (above the line deduction). So, you do not have to itemize to get the student loan interest  "deduction".

 

GloriaL
Alumni - Intuit
Feb 1, 2021 10:16 PM UTC

To enter your student loan interest (Form 1098-E) into TurboTax. Follow these instructions:

  1. Open your return in TurboTax.
  2. In the Search Box type 1098-E (upper- or lower-case, with or without the dash).
  3. Select Jump to link in the search results.
  4. Answer Yes to the question Did you pay any student loans?
    • If you land on the Here's your 1098-E info (or Here's what you paid in student loan interest) screen, you can either edit an existing payment or add a new one.

Follow the onscreen instructions