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Box 5 line A where? What's in boxes 1 and 5 on the 1098-T? Does box 5 include any of the employer reimbursement. Some schools include, some don't.  How much was the employer reimbursement? How much was included on the W-2   By law your employer can only give you $5250 maximum, tax free. If your tuition was less than that, and you employer reimbursed it all; it’s  safe to assume it does not need to be reported. You do not even need to enter your 1098-T. You have nothing to claim.  If you got more than $5250, the amount above $5250 is usually already included in box 1 of  your w-2 and you do not need to enter any additional income on your tax return.   But, since you have paid tax on that part, it  is considered your after tax money and that amount can be used  to claim the tuition credit. For tax purposes, it’s not really reimbursement, it’s your money.   In the TT interview, when asked how much employer reimbursement you got, yo usually enter only the tax free part (usually $5250).  But, you may also need to adjust box 5 of the 1098-T, when you enter it.           

The IRS has some safe harbor rules. Meet any one of them, and there will be no federal underestimation of tax penalties. There will be no 2026 federal penalties for not prepaying enough taxes during the year if withholding and timely estimated tax payments equal or exceed 90% of your 2026 tax or timely estimated tax payments equal or exceed 100% of your 2025 tax (110% if your 2025 adjusted gross income was more than $150K) or the balance due after subtracting taxes withheld from 90% of your 2026 tax is less than $1,000 or your total taxes are less than $1,000   The second one is the easiest to meet because if you complete your 2025 taxes by around the end of March, you'll know what must be paid in - 1/4 of the required amount each period, which generally have due dates of 4/15, 6/15,9/15 and 1/15 of the following year. If you have any control over your withholding, you may be able to increase it later in the year to make up for any deficiency. The IRS rules state that you can deem 1/4 of your annual withholding to be withheld each period.  However, estimated tax payments only count for that period if paid on or before the due date.    state laws differ  

@ ttmoe421  wrote:  "How do I find PIN number in..."   Your question was cut short, so we don't know all the info.  What kind of PIN?   There are at least 2 different kinds.   When signing your return in the FILE section, you will be asked to enter a signing PIN, which is a 5-digit PIN where you select any 5 digits (except can't be all zeros.)  That PIN is entered on a screen with today's date and your birth date.   Or are you asking about an IP PIN (Identity Protection PIN), which is a 6-digit PIN provided by the IRS to victims of ID theft, or to those who elect to opt-in to the IP PIN program?    If you are asking about how to enter an IP PIN, here's where to enter that 6-digit PIN: Federal > Other Tax Situations > Other Return Info > Identity Protection PIN   Or are you asking how to retrieve a 6-digit IP PIN from the IRS website?   NOTE:   If you are referring to a 6-digit IP PIN, be sure you have your new one for 2026 that you are to use this calendar year.   The old one from 2025 won't work.   We may have additional comment, but we don't yet know which type of PIN you are referring to.

@yfguan9814 can you provide a link as a reference to why you beleive that to be the case?    https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8960.pdf   page 17:   Enter on Form 8960, line 9a, interest expense you paid  or accrued during the tax year deducted on Schedule A (Form 1040).   if you weren't able to deduct it on Sch A (because you took the standard deduction), then TT is correct.

We can tell you how to view/print/save your completed return, but the method varies according to whether or not you have already filed your return and if using a paid edition, whether you have already paid or not.  It also depends on whether or not you want to include all the worksheets.   If you haven't yet paid, you can only preview the Form 1040 and Schedules 1-3 while in your return.  We can tell you how.  Or you can pay for your online product in advance to have full viewing and printing privileges.    If you've already paid, we can tell you how to get various PDFs.     When you provide the additional information, we can tell you what you'll need to do to print/view/save a copy.

@DaveF1006 I have the same situation, married with a nonresident alien spouse and qualify to file as HOH. I put in a fake ITIN [like 999 88 9999 (restored) ] i get from here https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/[product key removed]e-nonresident-alien/L4AuRKrMd_US_en_US]), and planning to file by mail. But in the printout forms, I did not see anywhere that has the fake ITIN number. I wonder would using a fake ITIN allows me to e-file, and the IRS would receive the same forms as my printout version? What blocked me from trying is that if the e-file succeeded, I want want IRS accusing me for providing fake ITIN.