I have a non reported tax fellowship stipend that is given for living expenses, travel and continuing education, where do I enter this? I have no forms sent to me.

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June 1, 2019
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I have a fellowship through ORISE and we do not go to class but "work" at the Wellness center on an U.S. Army base. How do I enter this information in?

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Best answer by IsabellaG

You should report your fellowship as follows:

Go to Federal Taxes> Wages and Income

Scroll to the Less Common Income section and choose Miscellaneous Income (the last choice)

Choose Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099

Answer Yes on the Other Wages Received screen

Continue past Wages Earned as a Household Employee and Sick or Disability Pay

Answer Yes on the Any Other Earned Income screen

Choose Other on the Enter Source of Other Earned Income screen

Enter your fellowship information on the Any Other Earned Income screen.

This will report your fellowship on line 7 of your Form 1040, and you will not be subject to Self Employment Tax.

IsabellaGAnswer

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You should report your fellowship as follows:

Go to Federal Taxes> Wages and Income

Scroll to the Less Common Income section and choose Miscellaneous Income (the last choice)

Choose Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099

Answer Yes on the Other Wages Received screen

Continue past Wages Earned as a Household Employee and Sick or Disability Pay

Answer Yes on the Any Other Earned Income screen

Choose Other on the Enter Source of Other Earned Income screen

Enter your fellowship information on the Any Other Earned Income screen.

This will report your fellowship on line 7 of your Form 1040, and you will not be subject to Self Employment Tax.

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Strgbn

thank you for details related to entering fellowship income.

Can I deduct the living expenses the fellowship was intended for? This was a 1 yr fellowship which went into 2019 (Jan - Aug), past the calendar year that she was enrolled in higher education (graduated May 2018) and therefore not enrolled in higher education program in the 2019 portion.

Moved into W-2 federal employment at end of fellowship.

KrisD15

If a scholarship is used for living expenses, it is taxable.

Only when a scholarship is used to pay tuition and fees might it be non-taxable, HOWEVER:

According to the IRS:

"Payment for services. Generally, you can't exclude from your gross income the part of any scholarship or fellowship grant that represents payment for teaching, research, or other services required as a condition for receiving the scholarship. This applies even if all candidates for a degree must perform the services to receive the degree. However, see Exceptions next.

Exceptions. You don't have to treat as payment for services the part of any scholarship or fellowship grant that represents payment for teaching, research, or other services if you receive the amount under:

• The National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program,

• The Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program, or

• A comprehensive student work-learning-service program (as defined in section 448(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965) operated by a work college (as defined in that section)."