topic Employee Tuition Assistance - do I need to report? in Education

Employee Tuition Assistance - do I need to report?

drea67951 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:12:31 GMT

I work for a University and started a Graduate program - part of the benefits is tuition assistance. The University covered tuition, which ended up being less than $5,250 but I still paid program fees and received a 1099-T which counts those fees as tuition. Because the amount the University paid for was less than the federal maximum, it didn't get added to my taxable income on my W2. The 1099-T doesn't have the assisted amount listed either, just the additional fees I paid for. Do I need to report the tuition assisted amount?

Re: Employee Tuition Assistance - do I need to report?

MinhT1 — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:50:27 GMT

You don't report the tuition assisted amount as education expenses on your tax return because you didn't pay for it.

Re: Employee Tuition Assistance - do I need to report?

Hal_Al — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:01:18 GMT

Q. Do I need to report the tuition assisted amount?

A. No, because it was already accounted for on the 1098-T.