JS4
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I am a divorced noncustodial parent, so my child is not a dependent. How do I demonstrate that the funds were used for qualified expenses (college tuition)?

I received a 1099-Q, which I entered into TT. TT then asks if the beneficiary is a dependent (I check no and enter the name of the beneficiary, my child), but TT ends the process there. During Smartcheck, TT takes me to a qualified expenses worksheet but I can't figure out how to fill anything in. If I go directly to 1098-T worksheet using Tools, it will not let me proceed because beneficiary is not a dependent.

It looks like TT wants to consider the earnings to be taxable, but they should not be taxable if they are used for qualified expenses, correct? How do I enter the qualified expenses?