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Level 1
posted Jan 24, 2020 7:59:46 PM

Turbo sets my education expense to zero and doesn't let me enter the number from 1098-T. Why?

See below.  The expenses are set to zero and I can't change them.  But there is no place to enter box 1 from the 1098-T

The instructions say that I had "entered  earlier" , but where ?

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Level 15
Jan 24, 2020 8:27:04 PM

We are seeing many of the same questions.  This has been reported. Wait a week and update the program if you are using the desktop version. 

Level 15
Jan 25, 2020 7:50:14 AM

I am informed that this has been corrected. 

Level 1
Jan 26, 2020 10:56:27 AM

I was able to get around this by deleting my 1098-T form.  I suppose it was re-using my forms from last year. Anyway go to tools -> forms and select the 1098-T form and delete it. It isn't much. Then you will start the form interview over from the beginning.

 

Expert Alumni
Jan 27, 2020 6:50:39 AM

To enter your Form 1098-T information (even when TurboTax thinks it has already been entered and is showing $0), go through the entire education expenses section of your return until you reach the screen titled “Your Education Expenses Summary”, then follow these steps:

  • Click Edit next to the student name.
  • On the screen titled “Here’s your Education Summary”, click Edit beside Tuition.
  • Enter the information from your Form 1098-T.

 

To go directly to the Education section of your return, use these steps:

  • On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
  • This opens a box where you can type in “education” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
  • The search results will give you an option to “Jump to education
  • Click on the blue “Jump to education” link