AmyC
Employee Tax Expert

Get your taxes done using TurboTax

It's a two step process. 

Step 1 -The program will allow you to mark that some or all of the scholarship went against tuition from a prior year. 

  • After you enter the 1098-T and go through education expenses
  • Look for screen asking if you have any situations for the scholarship
  • Select some of the aid wasn't awarded for 2025 expenses
  • Enter the amount applied to prior year.

Step 2 - look at prior year return and make sure you claimed this scholarship income last year. You may need to amend the prior year return.

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