Hey guys. So I received my form a week or so ago, and I realized that box 5 is more than box 1. Usually box 1 is more but I only did the Spring Semester for 2020. Whatever excess money that is, I did not receive personally, as I'm sure it probably went towards food and housing (not qualified expenses). However, I have been reading online that I don't actually have to file the form if I know the difference between box 1 and 5, which is $1,557.
How would I go about filing this amount in on my return? It'd be nice if the difference came in the form of a W2... I saw somewhere that it could be under 'wages, tips, etc' so it'd just add to my gross amount (would need to know the steps for this), or I could put box 1 as 0 and the excess in box 5... I just need to know where to put the $1,557.
