Vanessa A
Employee Tax Expert

Get your taxes done using TurboTax

For a software company to transmit your return to the IRS, it has to be approved by the IRS. The software should all produce the exact same results unless you are entering different information.  One answer can totally change the amount of your refund or your taxes due.  If you have $0 in box 1 of your 1098-T and an amount in box 5, box 5 could become taxable income as scholarships and grants received that are not used for education is taxable.  

 

 

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