topic Form 1098-E in Education

Form 1098-E

lindacarldebo — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:32:01 GMT

Parent name is listed on form 1098-E and makes all payments. Student is an adult and cannot be claimed as a dependent. TurboTax says the interest paid cannot be credited to the parent. I am reading many other posts that say I should be able to list it as the legal owner and payer of the interest on the loan

Re: Form 1098-E

MinhT1 — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:28:27 GMT

If you are the borrower or co-signer of a student loan you took out for your dependent and you paid the loan, you can deduct the student loan interest.

Please read this TurboTax article on the student loan interest deduction.

Re: Form 1098-E

Hal_Al — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:56:15 GMT

You can claim the interest deduction, if you meet the three requirements:

You paid the interest
You are legally obligated to pay it (co-signing counts)
The student was your dependent, at the time the loan was used to pay for qualified educational expenses

Since you have a 1098-E in your name, there should be no part of the interview stopping you from getting the interest deduction ("TurboTax says the interest paid cannot be credited to the parent"?).