Education

No. 

You can enter it as Other Income, or Scholarship Income. 

The only difference is that as a scholarship, it can be used to contribute to an IRA.

AS OTHER INCOME:

Enter the 1099-MISC Under

Wages & Income

Other Common Income

Income from Form 1099-MISC   START

Enter the 1099-MISC as it was reported, Type Scholarship in for the description, 

Select "None of these apply" for uncommon situations, 

"NO" not like main job, 

Only got it in 2024, 

"NO" no intent to earn money, 

DONE

 These are TurboTax questions, not IRS questions. These need to be the answers to let TurboTax know it is not Self-Employment.

This puts the income on Schedule 1 line 8z

AS SCHOLARSHIP/GRANTS

Enter the amount (only) 

Deductions & Credits

Education

Expenses and Scholarships (Form 1098-T)   START

You may need to enter student information but go through the screens asking for Form 1098-T without entering anything until you get to the "HERE's Your Education Summary" Screen

Select "Scholarships/Grants (for all schools)"

On the "Did you Receive a Scholarship or Grants in 2024?"

Select "YES"

on the drop-down that opens enter the amount reported on the 1099-MISC