I recently received a CP2000 notifying me that I owe $2000 as the information listed under Education credits, line 50 was incorrect. After speaking with my university, I've realized that this is party true as half my tuition was paid in 2015 and the other half (which I didn't realize) was paid in 2016. On the CP2000 it states that in order to verify my education credits, "higher education institutions can either report amounts you paid for qualified expenses (box 1) or amounts they billed (box 2) on Forms 1098-T, Tuition Statement. We don't consider amounts they billed you in box 2 as proof of actual expenses paid." --- What does this mean exactly? Do I need to print off a copy of the 2015 1098-T form and ask my university to fill it out? Would a receipt of my tuition payments work? Thanks in advance for the help!
