Dependent scholarshi

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March 11, 2025
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My daughter has a scholarship that is exceeded by expenses for college and no other income. Does she need to file a tax return. We claim her as a dependent and filed the 1098 - T with our taxes.

I.E. 1098T Box 1 = 15,974 Box 5 = $10,000 . Box 5 = $2,000 for Room & Board which is not allowable for claiming as Educational Expenses.

She has no income.

Does she need to file a tax return or can we skip it this year? I filled out tax return but it was all zero because we claimed her & Turbo Tax said we couldn't file electronically. I'd rather not send 17 pages to the IRS for nothing.

Best answer by MinhT1

Your daughter is not required to file a tax return as she has no income and her scholarship is smaller than tuition paid.

If she is under 24, you can claim her as a dependent and claim her education credits by using the tuition portion not covered by the scholarship.

MinhT1Answer

Your daughter is not required to file a tax return as she has no income and her scholarship is smaller than tuition paid.

If she is under 24, you can claim her as a dependent and claim her education credits by using the tuition portion not covered by the scholarship.

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SbradAuthor

Thank you,

Yes, she is 20 which is why I am still claiming her. I fumbled with the Dependent Credit and Education Credit part for a bit, but eventually figured it out successfully. I just needed confirmation that I didn't have to file her return since she had a 1098T in her name.