https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/child-is-a-ft-student-and-has-scholarship-in-part-to-pay-tuition-she-is-a-dependent-and-we-pay-for/01/3781653#M63711 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:16:38 GMT emmalarson2400 2026-02-16T22:16:38Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/child-is-a-ft-student-and-has-scholarship-in-part-to-pay-tuition-she-is-a-dependent-and-we-pay-for/01/3781653#M63711 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:16:38 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/child-is-a-ft-student-and-has-scholarship-in-part-to-pay-tuition-she-is-a-dependent-and-we-pay-for/01/3781653#M63711 emmalarson2400 2026-02-16T22:16:38Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-child-is-a-ft-student-and-has-scholarship-in-part-to-pay-tuition-she-is-a-dependent-and-we-pay/01/3781708#M63713 <P>Scholarships that pay for qualified educational expenses (QEE - tuition, fees, books and other course materials) is tax free.&nbsp; Scholarship amounts that exceed QEE is taxable income, on the student’s tax return. Room &amp; board are not QEE.</P> <P>If box 5 of the 1098-T exceeds box 1, TurboTax (TT) will treat the difference as taxable income, unless you enter additional QEE at books and other expenses.</P> <P>If you are entering the 1098-T, on your return, TT will advise&nbsp; you that your student has taxable scholarship income to be reported on his/her return.&nbsp; It will not (and should not) enter the taxable scholarship on your tax return.</P> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:45:40 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-child-is-a-ft-student-and-has-scholarship-in-part-to-pay-tuition-she-is-a-dependent-and-we-pay/01/3781708#M63713 Hal_Al 2026-02-16T22:45:40Z