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Tuition paid for college for child

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June 1, 2019
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I paid $2,000 towards my daughter's college tuition. How do I report that paid amount?

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Employee

Is she your dependent on your 2016 tax return?

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Yes

2016 I didn’t pay anything

2017 I paid 1749.00

Employee

Whoever claims the child as a dependent (child or someone else) is the one who can claim qualified education expenses paid out of pocket or with loans for credit or deduction. Your daughter should receive a 1098-T with information on it that is need to claim the expenses on the return of the person claiming the student. If the student meets the tests to be claimed by you or someone else, she can't claim herself.

If she had scholarship or grant awards that paid for non qualified expenses such as room and board, she must enter that as income on her tax return.