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March 11, 2026
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Problems entering 1098-T and other college expenses

  • March 11, 2026
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In the step-by-step forms it does not allow me to enter information for my children's college expenses at all.  It gives the option of my name or my wife's name as students, but we are not the students.  What is going on?

 

    Best answer by Hal_Al

    Expert Reviewed

    If the student-beneficiary is not your dependent, you enter expenses in the 1099-Q section, rather than the 1098-T section. 

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    Hal_Al
    Level 15
    Level 15
    March 11, 2026

    You may only claim an education credit if your student kids are your dependent.  If you failed to qualify them as dependents back in the personal info section, they will not be presented as a choice in the education (1088-T) section.

    Level 2
    March 11, 2026

    I am not trying to claim the credit, but I do want to claim their college expenses against the 1099-Q distributions.  Turbotax premier seems to think that only myself and my wife could be the students for this purpose.  This is clearly not correct!

    Hal_Al
    Level 15
    Hal_AlLevel 15Answer
    Level 15
    March 11, 2026

    Expert Reviewed

    If the student-beneficiary is not your dependent, you enter expenses in the 1099-Q section, rather than the 1098-T section.