There are way too many people that fail to realize the the box 5 scholarships can be applied to room and board and other expenses of college that are not tuition, books,and required materials. If you choose to include that scholarship in your income, you have the education expenses from box 1 or 2, left to claim the education credits.
Most people are always trying to reduce their income so they subtract box 1 from box 5 and enter the difference. People get a certain mindset, reduce income and making the jump to increase credits is hard for them.
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