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Don't enter your 1098-T if your employer reimbursed you for the tuition. Otherwise:

  1. Open (continue) your return in TurboTax, if it's not already open.
  2. In the search box, search for 1098-T or 1098T (lower-case works also) and then click the "Jump to" link in the search results.
  3. Answer Yes to Do you want to enter your higher education expenses?
  • If you land on the Let's estimate how much you could get this year, click Skip this.
  • If you land on the Your Education Expenses Summary screen, first select Edit next to an existing student or select Add a new one before proceeding.
  • Answer any questions that follow. After a few screens, you'll be asked if you received a 1098-T. Answer Yes and click Continue.
  • Enter your Form 1098-T exactly as you see it, even if you think it's wrong. Here are some important tips:
    • If any boxes on your 1098-T are blank, leave them blank. Don't enter 0 (this may cause errors later).
    • If boxes 1 or 2 on your 1098-T form are wrong, enter those amounts anyway. Then click What if this is not what I paid? right below box 2 and enter the correct amount of tuition paid.
    • Don't include grants not already listed in Box 5. We'll ask about those later.
  • Click Continue when you're done entering the information from your 1098-T. Answer any additional questions on the following screens.
  • 1 reply

    MichaelMcAnswer
    Employee
    June 1, 2019

    Don't enter your 1098-T if your employer reimbursed you for the tuition. Otherwise:

    1. Open (continue) your return in TurboTax, if it's not already open.
    2. In the search box, search for 1098-T or 1098T (lower-case works also) and then click the "Jump to" link in the search results.
    3. Answer Yes to Do you want to enter your higher education expenses?
    • If you land on the Let's estimate how much you could get this year, click Skip this.
    • If you land on the Your Education Expenses Summary screen, first select Edit next to an existing student or select Add a new one before proceeding.
  • Answer any questions that follow. After a few screens, you'll be asked if you received a 1098-T. Answer Yes and click Continue.
  • Enter your Form 1098-T exactly as you see it, even if you think it's wrong. Here are some important tips:
    • If any boxes on your 1098-T are blank, leave them blank. Don't enter 0 (this may cause errors later).
    • If boxes 1 or 2 on your 1098-T form are wrong, enter those amounts anyway. Then click What if this is not what I paid? right below box 2 and enter the correct amount of tuition paid.
    • Don't include grants not already listed in Box 5. We'll ask about those later.
  • Click Continue when you're done entering the information from your 1098-T. Answer any additional questions on the following screens.
  • January 28, 2020

    What if I accidentally entered 0 for tuition and fees? 

    January 28, 2020

    You can delete or update your education expenses.  Follow these directions:

     

    • Click on Federal Taxes
    • Click on Deductions and Credits
    • Under Your tax breaks, to the right of Expenses and Scholarships, click on Edit/Add
    • You may have to continue through several screens to reach Your Education Expenses Summary.
    • Under Your Education Expenses Summary, click on Delete to remove the expenses, Edit to update the information.

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