For the last several years I've been reimbursed for tuition in both June when the Spring semester ends and in December when the fall session ends. As such, I never do anything with the tax form provided by the school at year end nor do I report anything on the education section of my taxes. It's essentially set up where I pay the bill at the beginning of the semester myself and then at the end of the semester the equivalent amount of money gets returned to my checking account via an expense report. However, this year is a bit different. I was not informed of a new cut-off for the 2021 cycle and missed the deadline for my fall semester submission. As a result, I've been told that my expense report will go through but get applied to 2022 and arrive sometime in January. So not only will I be pressed for cash between now and the upcoming tuition due date, but I will now have 3 submissions in 2022 which will put me way over the maximum reimbursement limit.
So the question is, am I able to claim the 2021 tuition paid on my upcoming tax return or not?
