https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/do-i-need-to-file-1098-t-if-i-am-independent/01/110326#M19659 <P>I am an independent student and my gross income was less than the amount needed to file taxes but I am choosing to still file for 2016. Currently I have 2 grants and one subsidized loan that covers only my tuition and rent. Therefore I did not need to make any payments to my university.</P><P>Do I need to enter my 1098-T information?</P><P>On my 1098-T form, Box 1 is empty and Box 5 is more than the Amount in Box 2</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 05:00:49 GMT Tuan 2019-06-01T05:00:49Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/do-i-need-to-file-1098-t-if-i-am-independent/01/110326#M19659 <P>I am an independent student and my gross income was less than the amount needed to file taxes but I am choosing to still file for 2016. Currently I have 2 grants and one subsidized loan that covers only my tuition and rent. Therefore I did not need to make any payments to my university.</P><P>Do I need to enter my 1098-T information?</P><P>On my 1098-T form, Box 1 is empty and Box 5 is more than the Amount in Box 2</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 05:00:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/do-i-need-to-file-1098-t-if-i-am-independent/01/110326#M19659 Tuan 2019-06-01T05:00:49Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/generally-the-1098-t-is-only-informational-and-does-not-n/01/110335#M19661 <P>Generally the 1098-T is only informational and does not need to be entered. But, if box 5 exceeds box 1 (or box 2) it usually indicates that you have taxable scholarship that must be reported.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 05:00:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/generally-the-1098-t-is-only-informational-and-does-not-n/01/110335#M19661 Hal_Al 2019-06-01T05:00:51Z