Education

 
So for the taxable scholarships, I took the total scholarships (basically off her 1098-T) minus qualified education expenses (also off 1098-T - tuition, fees) + about 2000 (the difference between AOTC of 4000 that we claimed on our taxes and our qualified educ expenses of 2000 - computer and books, that we paid). 

Here is my formula 

Total Scholarships for 2023 - total qualified education exp+ AOTC (max) - outofpocket qual.ed.exp.

$22129-11250+ 4000-1913=12966

 

So you are saying since she is reporting this taxable scholarships as income, we should not be doing any deductions and credits? if you could explain, why, I'd appreciate it. 

Of course, it makes her return a lot easier. I just need to understand why. 

Right now, I've gone through the whole deductions interview and even entered the scholarships that are designated for 2024 expenses (which is about half). 

 

Are you saying that all of this is not necessary? 

Thank you so much!