https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/dependent-1098-t-and-other-parent-paid-tution/01/2418416#M918952 <P>My son lives with me full time, I pay for his living expenses, food, insurance, all of that etc. He is my dependent and I claim head of household (he graduated high school in May 2021).&nbsp; Besides him turning 18 and going to college, 2021 would have been my year to claim him (his dad and I alternated years as instructed by Ohio). He does work (like ~20 hrs per week) and has since he was 14 and he's always file as someone can claim him.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>This 1098-T is confusing me.&nbsp; His first semester of college his dad paid for.&nbsp; Do I give him (Dad) the 1098-T or do I use it or does no one use it? Dad used a 529 (Ohio) account to pay the tuition.&nbsp; I also have a 529 account for my son, but we haven't started using it yet; we all agreed to deplete his dads first.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I don't really understand any of this and who should use the form or if anyone should.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:09:56 GMT 1974BusGirl 2022-01-26T18:09:56Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/dependent-1098-t-and-other-parent-paid-tution/01/2418416#M918952 <P>My son lives with me full time, I pay for his living expenses, food, insurance, all of that etc. He is my dependent and I claim head of household (he graduated high school in May 2021).&nbsp; Besides him turning 18 and going to college, 2021 would have been my year to claim him (his dad and I alternated years as instructed by Ohio). He does work (like ~20 hrs per week) and has since he was 14 and he's always file as someone can claim him.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>This 1098-T is confusing me.&nbsp; His first semester of college his dad paid for.&nbsp; Do I give him (Dad) the 1098-T or do I use it or does no one use it? Dad used a 529 (Ohio) account to pay the tuition.&nbsp; I also have a 529 account for my son, but we haven't started using it yet; we all agreed to deplete his dads first.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I don't really understand any of this and who should use the form or if anyone should.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:09:56 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/dependent-1098-t-and-other-parent-paid-tution/01/2418416#M918952 1974BusGirl 2022-01-26T18:09:56Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-dependent-1098-t-and-other-parent-paid-tution/01/2418473#M918953 <P>Whoever is claiming the deduction for your son should claim the education credit for him.&nbsp; The education credit is only available to who ever claims him as a dependent.</P> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:16:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-dependent-1098-t-and-other-parent-paid-tution/01/2418473#M918953 RobertB4444 2022-01-26T18:16:25Z