As long as you did not count the $4500 you paid in December for the tuition credit, you can still use either of the two methods previously described.
1. Just don't enter the 1098-T. It is not required to be reported.
2. In the 1098-T screen, click on the link "What if this is not what I paid the school" underneath box 2. Enter $4500. That's what you paid, even if it was in the previous year. That will "zero out" the box 5 amount.
