I mean literally pay the spring bill in January instead of December, if the IRS isn't really going to try to match up when the checks were written, cashed, or applied to the tuition against what's listed on the 1098-T. I was worried these last 2 scholarships were going to be shown on the 1098-T or on 1099-MISCs for 2022, but that I wouldn't get a 1098-T for the spring expenses until 2023 so there would be a mismatch. If you agree (after looking at the screenshot) that it looks like the school is going to show those scholarships in Box 5 of the 1098-T for 2023 (and Box 5 on the one for 2022 is likely to be zero, or just the merit scholarship from the school itself), and the spring tuition will be in Box 1 of the 2023 form, fall only in Box 1 of the 2022 form, then I will just wait to pay the spring bill in January.
