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February 7, 2021
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I am entering my 1098-T, all spelling and numbers are correct. Yet, it says I cannot continue until I fix errors on the page, but there are no errors, or marks to help

  • February 7, 2021
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I cannot figure out what the issue is. There are no identifying marks to assist in finding where this "error" is.

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RayW7
February 8, 2021

If there are error messages to fix your 1098-T form and you have "copied and pasted" to enter some of the information, it might have spaces or other invisible formatting characters that are causing the errors.  Please be sure there are no extra spaces before the entries or after the entries.

 

Some important tips about entering this form:

 

  • Parents: If the student listed on the 1098-T is your dependent, enter the 1098-T on your return – even if your dependent paid the tuition.
  • Students: If you're not being claimed as a dependent, you can enter the 1098-T on your return regardless of who paid the tuition unless it was your employer. In that case, just keep the 1098-T with your tax records.
  • Enter your 1098-T exactly as is even if the amounts are wrong (this is common). You'll get a chance to correct this info and enter additional expenses later in the Education interview.
  • Leave blank boxes blank. Don't enter 0 for any blank boxes on the form, as this generates errors.