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Level 15
Level 15

Education

You are correct that the scholarship should cancel out the tuition and leave you with no qualified education expenses, and therefore no deduction or credit. Form 8917 shouldn't even be in your tax return.


Do both box 1 and box 5 of the 1098-T contain $2,392? Go back to the screen where you enter the 1098-T and double check that you entered 2,392 in both box 1 and box 5.


If the amounts in boxes 1 and 5 are entered correctly, and they both have the same amount, it's hard to tell what the problem might be without being able to see your tax return. I'll take one wild guess. On the screen that asks whether you paid for room and board with a scholarship, did you answer Yes and enter 2,392 as the amount? That would leave you with $2,392 of qualified expenses.


If you can't figure out what's wrong, there's another simple solution. Since you know that you do not qualify for the deduction, you do not have to enter the 1098-T at all. Go through the education section again and delete all the information you entered, and delete the 1098-T.