Room and board SPENDING is irrelevant (unless you have a 529 plan). What's relevant is excess scholarship; the amount that exceeds qualified educational expenses (QEE) (tuition, fees and course materials).
Using an example: student has $10,000 in scholarships and $6000 in QEE. She reports $4000 of scholarship income.
If the parent wants to claim the AOC, she reports $8000 of income.
"information program know about all numbers". Only if you enter em. When you enter the educational program, in TT, you get blank form at the 1098-T screen.
