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1098T Question

jdsawyer13 — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 01:17:20 GMT

My 2019 1098T has box 1 empty and shows my scholarship money in box 5. The payment history in my account on the school's website shows I paid all my tuition expenses in January of 2019. This was my final semester before graduation. Can I claim what I paid on my 2019 return? Or should I request a corrected 1098T from my school? Or should I just not claim education expenses and scholarships?

Re: 1098T Question

JotikaT2 — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 01:33:54 GMT

You can report the payments you made in January 2019 in the section below. Do not alter the amounts that were reported on your 1098-T form.

Go to the Federal interview section.

Select "Deductions & Credits"
Select "Expenses and Scholarships (Form 1098-T)" and click start/edit
When you see Your Education Expenses Summary, select Edit to the right of your name.  You will see the following screen:

Enter your expenses as applicable in the section as it applies above.

Re: 1098T Question

jdsawyer13 — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 02:27:19 GMT

I don't see a screen that looks like what you posted. Should I just put the tuition in the Expenses and Scholarships (Form 1098T) section? It seems like this works because it shows the total amount to be the same amount as when I subtract my scholarships from my tuition.

Re: 1098T Question

JohnB5677 — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 21:09:58 GMT

Yes, that form is generated after you enter that information.