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You claim what was PAID in 2016.
When you enter the information from the 1098-T into the TurboTax software, click on the blue link under Box 2 that asks "What if this is not what I paid to the school?"
Enter the amount the school received, the amount you paid, in 2016.
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Make sure you keep copies of the payments made, such as a copy of your student school account statement, for your files.
