Help please! First year claiming college tuition..rec'd 1098-T, box #1 is empty of course and not sure where they got the number for box #2 and her box #7 is only half the scholarship she rec'd. So, in online research it says to enter box#2 exactly from form and then enter what we actually paid..I got it so far and have both bills which were paid in 2017. So, I take the amounts we paid in 2017 and enter it....but then, the next page says "you can't claim Room and Board" So, now,do I deduct the total R&B (which is half the amount we paid)??? This is where I'm lost---just seems the numbers on the 1098-T are off....but it's probably me--THX!
