You do not file it at all. Information about this employer provided assistance is here for your review.Employer-ProvidedEducational Assistance If you receive educational assistance benefits from youremployer under an educational assistance program, youcan exclude up to $5,250 of those benefits each year. This means your employer shouldn't include those benefitswith your wages, tips, and other compensation shownon your Form W-2, box 1. This also means that you don'thave to include the benefits on your income tax return.You can't use any of the taxfree education expensespaid for by your employer as the basis forany other deduction or credit, including the Americanopportunity credit and lifetime learning credit.

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My education is being paid by my employer. how do I file for this, or do I not at all?

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June 1, 2019
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Best answer by DianeW777

You do not file it at all. Information about this employer provided assistance is here for your review.

Employer-Provided Educational Assistance

If you receive educational assistance benefits from your employer under an educational assistance program, you can exclude up to $5,250 of those benefits each year.

This means your employer shouldn't include those benefits with your wages, tips, and other compensation shown on your Form W-2, box 1.
This also means that you don't have to include the benefits on your income tax return. You can't use any of the taxfree education expenses paid for by your employer as the basis for any other deduction or credit, including the American opportunity credit and lifetime learning credit.

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You do not file it at all. Information about this employer provided assistance is here for your review.

Employer-Provided Educational Assistance

If you receive educational assistance benefits from your employer under an educational assistance program, you can exclude up to $5,250 of those benefits each year.

This means your employer shouldn't include those benefits with your wages, tips, and other compensation shown on your Form W-2, box 1.
This also means that you don't have to include the benefits on your income tax return. You can't use any of the taxfree education expenses paid for by your employer as the basis for any other deduction or credit, including the American opportunity credit and lifetime learning credit.

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