I paid tuition in years 2015, 2016, and 2017 but only received a 1098T form for 2016. I think my school lumped all tuition payment for the entire program into one year (2016) and reported that to IRS as such. I claimed the Lifetime Education Credit in my tax returns for years 2015 and 2016. Now IRS is asking me to explain the credit that I claimed for year 2015 because information from some "third party" (I'm guessing the school) does not support my claim. I'm in the process of dealing with the IRS for that and worry that if I claim the lifetime education credit again for my 2017 tax return, I would run into the same problem. Since the school won't even give me a 1098T form for 2017, they surely would not report the payment I made in 2017. I really don't want to deal with the IRS again a couple years down the road for the 2017 lifetime education credit. The school is not inclined to correct their record and give me a 1098T form for 2017. I want to file complaint against them, but how? To whom? Or should I just let it go and wait to see if IRS will go after me again in a couple of years?
