If your employer reimbursed you $456, that is the amount you enter as provided by your employer. Educational assistance means amounts the employer pays or incurs for employees' education expenses. These expenses generally include the cost of books, equipment, fees, supplies, and tuition. Up to $5,250 of educational assistance provided to an employee under an educational assistance program is excluded from the employee's wages each year.
I'm not sure how you are entering, but if your refund should not increase by $2500. It is possible that you qualify for the Lifelong Learning Credit, but that would only be a maximum of $2000, but you did not have enough tuition paid.
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