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Daughter is a college dorm RA, received W-2 and 1098-T which does not show room and board or stipend, do I need to worry about it?

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February 3, 2020
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linaj20201

If she meets the filing requirements with the W-2, she must file. See below images for filing requirements

Did you pay any qualified education expenses out of pocket? If you did not, you do not report the Form 1098-T. How is the Form 1098-T reported? If you receive a scholarship used for room and board or stipend, you need to report it. Did the school report it anywhere else if not 1098-T? My concern is if the school did report those income amounts, like stipend, room and board on any tax document, IRS will receive a copy and they will expect you to report it on your taxes. You might want to contact your school to verify.

2019 filing requirements if you are a dependent

2019 filing requirements if you are not a dependent

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ChristyKrismuttAuthor

I've seen others say that because an RA is a full time student living on campus and working as an RA that room/board/meal plan is not taxable. W-2 only shows her federal work study income and 1098-T only shows actual tuition/fees and actual scholarships. Her earned income is not enough for her to file a tax return. So according to you, you are saying she should report what they charge for room/board/meal plan? As others have stated this is confusing.

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DavidD66

RA's are not required to claim room and board as income. It is considered a benefit provided for the convenience of the employer (the school). Your daughter's job as an RA requires her to live in the dorm. Similarly, meals are provided onsite as convenience for the school. If they provided her a housing and/or meal allowance it would be taxable. But providing it on campus is not.

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