topic How do we claim the 1098-E student loan interest when we claim our daughter as a dependent? in Education https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/how-do-we-claim-the-1098-e-student-loan-interest-when-we-claim-our-daughter-as-a-dependent/01/134475#M4255 <P>We claim our daughter on our return. &nbsp;She has a student loan in her name only (we did not co-sign on it) and she paid the student loan interest. &nbsp;We cannot claim the interest paid since it is in her name and she cannot claim it because she is a dependent on our return. &nbsp;The software will not let us enter it on either tax return.<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:38:13 GMT maryjojacob 2019-06-01T06:38:13Z How do we claim the 1098-E student loan interest when we claim our daughter as a dependent? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/how-do-we-claim-the-1098-e-student-loan-interest-when-we-claim-our-daughter-as-a-dependent/01/134475#M4255 <P>We claim our daughter on our return. &nbsp;She has a student loan in her name only (we did not co-sign on it) and she paid the student loan interest. &nbsp;We cannot claim the interest paid since it is in her name and she cannot claim it because she is a dependent on our return. &nbsp;The software will not let us enter it on either tax return.<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:38:13 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/how-do-we-claim-the-1098-e-student-loan-interest-when-we-claim-our-daughter-as-a-dependent/01/134475#M4255 maryjojacob 2019-06-01T06:38:13Z You cannot claim it .  Only the person whose name is on t... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/you-cannot-claim-it-only-the-person-whose-name-is-on-t/01/134480#M4257 <P>You cannot claim it&nbsp;. &nbsp;Only the person whose name is on the student loan and who is legally obligated to pay the loan can deduct the student loan interest.&nbsp; If you did not sign or co-sign for the loan you cannot deduct the interest.</P> <P>You cannot deduct student loan interest if you are being claimed as someone else’s dependent, or if you are filing as married filing separately.</P> <P> <BR /> </P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:38:13 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/you-cannot-claim-it-only-the-person-whose-name-is-on-t/01/134480#M4257 xmasbaby0 2019-06-01T06:38:13Z