https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/1098-t-question/01/3762775#M63143 <P>I could use some help with my 1098-T, specifically box 5. Box 1 shows $6,412 and box 5 shows $270 due to a grant. My employer contributed a total of $6,142. $5,250 were tax free (the school directly billed them) and the remaining $892 was reported on my W2. I checked both prompts (shown below) and when asked I enter $5250 as the tax free amount and $892 as the W2 portion. However, I get an error when the system is checking my tax return stating $5250 is greater than box 5.&nbsp;</P><P>How would I go about clarifying/adding in the amount my employer covered (tax free) as well as the amount reported on my W2?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="IMG_1939.jpeg" style="width: 1170px;"><img src="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/image/serverpage/image-id/52441i602029CC7519BF78/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_1939.jpeg" alt="IMG_1939.jpeg" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:57:11 GMT Lilz001 2026-02-06T21:57:11Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/1098-t-question/01/3762775#M63143 <P>I could use some help with my 1098-T, specifically box 5. Box 1 shows $6,412 and box 5 shows $270 due to a grant. My employer contributed a total of $6,142. $5,250 were tax free (the school directly billed them) and the remaining $892 was reported on my W2. I checked both prompts (shown below) and when asked I enter $5250 as the tax free amount and $892 as the W2 portion. However, I get an error when the system is checking my tax return stating $5250 is greater than box 5.&nbsp;</P><P>How would I go about clarifying/adding in the amount my employer covered (tax free) as well as the amount reported on my W2?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="IMG_1939.jpeg" style="width: 1170px;"><img src="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/image/serverpage/image-id/52441i602029CC7519BF78/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_1939.jpeg" alt="IMG_1939.jpeg" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:57:11 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/1098-t-question/01/3762775#M63143 Lilz001 2026-02-06T21:57:11Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-1098-t-question/01/3762817#M63145 <P>Do not check the prompt that the aid was already on your W-2.&nbsp; When asked to enter the amount of tax free assistance, enter only the $5250.&nbsp; Do not enter the $892 anywhere.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Since you were taxed on that $892, it's not really employer assistance.&nbsp; It's you befog tax money and you may use it to claim the tuition credit.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:21:31 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-1098-t-question/01/3762817#M63145 Hal_Al 2026-02-06T22:21:31Z