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Education
1098-T's are often incorrect. The 1098-T entry section allows you to indicate that the amount in Box 1 on your 1098-T is 'not the amount you paid the school' and to type in the amount you actually paid (or was paid on your behalf).
If a grant or scholarship paid your 2019 tuition in 2018, you might have no amount in Box 1, but you can enter the amount of Tuition in TurboTax that offsets the amount of the Grant/Scholarship reported in Box 5.
Otherwise, entering the 1098-T with no amount in Box 1 (and no amount you have entered yourself) shows that you received a Grant, but paid no Tuition (unless you claimed the Tuition on your 2018 return).
Don't forget to enter any excess tuition, books, fees, etc. that you paid 'out of pocket' (or with loans).
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