Where do I enter student loan interest (Form 1098-E)?
Here's how to enter your student loan interest. Follow these instructions whether or not you received a 1098-E from your lender:
- Open or continue your return.
- Go to 1098-E.
- Answer Yes to the question Did you get a 1098-E for student loan interest?
- If you land on the Here's your 1098-E info (or Here's what you paid in student loan interest)screen, you can either edit an existing payment or add a new one.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your 1098-E information.
- Open or continue your return.
- Select Federal Taxes and then Deductions & Credits.
- Select I'll choose what I work on.
- Under Education, select Start or Update next to Student Loan Interest Paid (Form 1098-E).
- Follow the screens to enter your info.