1. If all the tuition went on 2019 return, then all the scholarship goes on 2020. Ouch!
2. Student claims the income. You should still be able to claim the student. See IRS Worksheet for Determining Support.
3. Maybe. You can use only the amounts paid in 2020. If the scholarship paid the tuition, then it was paid in 2020. Review your 2019 form. If you had excess tuition left after the credits claimed, then you can count that amount. However, you may have had scholarship that took all or most of it so there is nothing left after any education credits claimed. If you have been rolling tuition over each year, you may have tuition left. You may need to go back and review the freshman year forward taxes. There is also a recapture available.
For full information, see Publication 970 (2020), Tax Benefits for Education | IRS and worksheets to walk you through all your concerns and your specific situation.
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