JotikaT2
Employee Tax Expert

Education

It looks like you are in the Free Edition of the software.

 

If that is the case, you will need to upgrade to the Deluxe software in order to be able to claim the education credit.  The program should have given you a message saying to claim this credit, we need to update your version of TurboTax.

 

Once you do that, the program will calculate your education credit.

 

Follow these steps to take the education credit:

Go to the Federal section of the program.

Select "Deductions & Credits"

Select "Expenses and Scholarships (Form 1098-T)" and click start

 

Education credit input

 

As you continue in the program, you will see the following:

 

Education summary

 

Once you confirm your information is entered, proceed to complete the following information:

 

1098-T detail page

Once you enter all of this information, TurboTax will show you the following:

 

Which deduction

After this screen, TurboTax will let you know which credit you qualify for:

 

Qualified deduction

 

 

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