Education

WHOA - 

 

maybe I am not following

 

if Box 5 exceeds Box 1 on the 1099-T, then the form is to be submitted on the STUDENT's taxes - not the PARENTS.... that assumes the parent is claiming the student as a dependent. 

 

the net of the two numbers is taxable income to the STUDENT (and presumably has little to no income, so may not result in any tax)