Compare your school statement to the 1098-T
Payments and billing for the school year often cross the calendar year.
You need to report what YOU paid in 2024.
What you paid in 2024 must be for classes that took place in 2024 AS WELL AS any classes that you paid in 2025 that started in Jan, Feb, or March of 2025.
Form 1098-T only reports Tuition and Fees paid directly to the school. After that is entered, you may also add expenses for book and supplies not paid to the school, on the following screens.
If you have proof that you paid TO THE SCHOOL more in 2024 than what the school reported in Box 1, use the "What if this is not what I paid?" link under Box 1 on the 1098-T enter screen and enter the full amount.
Remember that if you need to adjust Box 1 this year, you may need to adjust it the other way next year, or you may need to make sure you didn't claim expenses LAST year that you are claiming this year.
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