Student loan interest is a deduction that reduces your taxable income. Therefore, you will not see your refund increase by the amount shown on your Form 1098-E.
This means that with a lower taxable income you will pay
less taxes. Student loan interest does
not affect your refund dollar-for-dollar as it would if it were a credit instead of a deduction. If it were
treated as a credit, then your total tax would be reduced by the total amount
of the interest and your refund would be increased by the same amount.
To learn more about student loan interest, click
here.
