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Yes, you get the expenses and he gets the income, provided there are expenses left after the income. Sometimes a student will get so much spending money, the parent is out of luck. The 1098-T would go on your tax return officially, if there are expenses to claim.
Once you figure out how much is taxable to him, if any, then it is added to his return as taxable scholarship income, no form, See Where do I add a taxable scholarship? His tax bracket is low and no tax on the first $12,400 so taxable to him is much better with you getting the education credit, provided you qualify and your income is not too high.
This is an example of pure mud and the IRS allows us to wade around in it. It sounds like you have a good handle and we are here to help.
I had a bunch of links in that other response to help with the wading. Good luck!
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