If the 1098 is supposed to represent 'academic year'
That's where your thinking is flawed. The 1098-T reflects only those transactions that occurred in the "calendar" year. Period. End of story. What tax year that transaction was "for" flat out does not matter.
If the 1098 is supposed to represent 'tax year', then Box 1 is still wrong and should have included the 7590 and not the 7565.
No, it's not wrong. The $25 difference is what was paid to the school *in 2019* "AFTER" the 1098-T was printed. That's why you enter the 1098-T exactly as printed. Followup screens after that 1098-T entry screen will ask you for things that were not included on the 1098-T.
Box 5 still is only showing her academic scholarship of 16650.
So are you saying box 5 does "NOT" include the 529 distribution? Earlier you seem to indicate that it does. Now you're insinuating that it does not.
At this point, you have confused yourself beyond help. May I suggest you put this aside until tomorrow and just forget about it completely? Then when you come back to your tax return, start the education section from scratch, as if it's the first time in your life you've ever dealt with this stuff.
Then, if you need assistance, post a "NEW" message in this forum and start from scratch, and do not mention or even "think" about anything you've dealt with previously. Right now, this thread is so screwed up, I'm in hopes a moderator will just archive it or delete it. It's gotten beyond ridiculous and is definitely of no help to anyone else reading it.
