topic If I claim my son as a dependent and paid all of his expenses for college, then does he have to claim the scholarship funds as income on his tax return? in Education https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/if-i-claim-my-son-as-a-dependent-and-paid-all-of-his-expenses-for-college-then-does-he-have-to-claim/01/426303#M11365 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:29:35 GMT tax4me2pay 2019-06-04T21:29:35Z If I claim my son as a dependent and paid all of his expenses for college, then does he have to claim the scholarship funds as income on his tax return? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/if-i-claim-my-son-as-a-dependent-and-paid-all-of-his-expenses-for-college-then-does-he-have-to-claim/01/426303#M11365 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:29:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/if-i-claim-my-son-as-a-dependent-and-paid-all-of-his-expenses-for-college-then-does-he-have-to-claim/01/426303#M11365 tax4me2pay 2019-06-04T21:29:35Z No, he only has to claim the difference or excess between... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-he-only-has-to-claim-the-difference-or-excess-between/01/426312#M11366 <P>No, he only has to claim the difference or excess&nbsp;between his scholarship and his qualified educational expenses, if any.</P><P>However, you should report both scholarship and educational expenses to determine the difference</P><P> </P><P>If the student’s earned income reported on a W-2, when added to the excess scholarships/grants does NOT exceed $6,300, then the student doesn’t even need to file a tax return, and nothing has to be reported.</P><P>To report qualified educational expenses and scholarship.</P><P> </P><UL> <LI><P><SPAN>Type in&nbsp;<STRONG>1098-t </STRONG>in the search box, top right of your screen, then click the magnifying glass</SPAN></P></LI> <LI><P><SPAN>Click the<B><I> </I><SPAN>jump to1098-t<I> </I></SPAN></B>link in the search results</SPAN></P></LI> <LI><P>Follow to prompts and online instructions</P></LI> </UL><P> </P><P>See <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899852-what-are-considered-qualified-education-expenses" target="_blank"><B>Qualified Education Expenses</B></A></P><P> </P><UL> </UL><P> </P><P> <BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:29:36 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-he-only-has-to-claim-the-difference-or-excess-between/01/426312#M11366 Marketstar 2019-06-04T21:29:36Z