Hal_Al
Level 15

Education

You do not need to enter the employer reimbursement, as it is a tax free employer benefit.

 

The general rule is that an employer tuition reimbursement plan may only provide up to $5250 tax free. Anything above that should be reported on your w-2.

 

However, what you have is not  tuition reimbursement. It's classified as job  training and the employer's plan may provide that tax free.

 

The certification school  $1000 scholarship is a little fuzzier.  Was it reported on any document, typically a 1098-T or 1099-Misc?  Was it really a "scholarship" or just a discount on the tuition price?  A discount would not be reportable income. A scholarship that paid for  "qualified educational expenses" at an "eligible institution"  would not be reportable.  

The school should be able to tell you if it is an eligible educational institution. In general, an eligible educational institution is an accredited college, university, vocational school, or other postsecondary educational institution, including accredited, public, nonprofit, and proprietary (privately-owned, profit-making) postsecondary institutions. Additionally, in order to be an eligible educational institution, the school must be eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the Department of Education. If they issue a 1098-T they are probably an eligible institution.

Enter your school at the link below, to see if it's on the dept. of education list.

https://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/schoolSearch?locale=en_EN