Hal_Al
Level 15

Deductions & credits

If the $6K other income is wages, she still does not need to file. So you do not have to report the scholarship income.

 

However, if she needs to file to get federal withholding refunded (box 2 of the W-2), then she technically is suppose to report the $1856  as income, on her return. (You could actually leave it off since it doesn't change the bottom line). 

 

In TurboTax (TT), enter at:

Federal Taxes Tab (Personal for H&B version)

Deductions & Credits (not income)

-Scroll down to:

--Education

  --Education Expenses

 

Say no to the 1098-T question and that you have an exception to not having one.  You will eventually reach a screen to enter scholarships. Enter $1856. Do not enter any other numbers.  The scholarship will be added to line 1  of form 1040 with the notation SCH 1856.