https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-m-trying-to-fill-out-my-1098-t-for-college-scholarship-and-it-is-asking-me-for-a-federal-id-number/01/3729558#M62505 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:24:42 GMT lizzy1981liz 2026-01-20T22:24:42Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-m-trying-to-fill-out-my-1098-t-for-college-scholarship-and-it-is-asking-me-for-a-federal-id-number/01/3729558#M62505 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:24:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-m-trying-to-fill-out-my-1098-t-for-college-scholarship-and-it-is-asking-me-for-a-federal-id-number/01/3729558#M62505 lizzy1981liz 2026-01-20T22:24:42Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-i-m-trying-to-fill-out-my-1098-t-for-college-scholarship-and-it-is-asking-me-for-a-federal-id/01/3729561#M62506 <P>On Form 1098-T, the Federal ID is the Filer's Employer identification number which is on the second line on the left, next to the student's TIN box which your SSN.</P> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:29:41 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-i-m-trying-to-fill-out-my-1098-t-for-college-scholarship-and-it-is-asking-me-for-a-federal-id/01/3729561#M62506 MinhT1 2026-01-20T22:29:41Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-i-m-trying-to-fill-out-my-1098-t-for-college-scholarship-and-it-is-asking-me-for-a-federal-id/01/3731136#M62515 <P>I have a question my school didn’t give me that information EIN and they didn’t give me a 1098 T what do I do no EIN number and it won’t let me complete the section&nbsp;</P> Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:08:36 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-i-m-trying-to-fill-out-my-1098-t-for-college-scholarship-and-it-is-asking-me-for-a-federal-id/01/3731136#M62515 dawnkaye7 2026-01-22T03:08:36Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-i-m-trying-to-fill-out-my-1098-t-for-college-scholarship-and-it-is-asking-me-for-a-federal-id/01/3731373#M62521 <P>You MUST have the school's employer identification no. to claim the more generous American Opportunity Credit (AOC). Ask the school for it. It should be a question they frequently hear.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The fact that you don't get a 1098-T may indicate that your school is not an "eligible institution".&nbsp;</P> <P>Enter your school at the link below, to see if it's on the dept. of education list.</P> <P><A href="https://www.savingforcollege.com/eligible-institutions" target="_blank">https://www.savingforcollege.com/eligible-institutions</A></P> Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:53:38 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-i-m-trying-to-fill-out-my-1098-t-for-college-scholarship-and-it-is-asking-me-for-a-federal-id/01/3731373#M62521 Hal_Al 2026-01-22T13:53:38Z