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Level 2
October 4, 2022
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1098 T

  • October 4, 2022
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Can taxpayer claim difference between 1098t number 1 and number 5 (net) as education expense?

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Intuit Community Champion
October 4, 2022

If the rules for the education credits are met, then the TP can use whatever he/she paid for tuition that was not reimbursed, or paid by a scholarship. The 1098T is very unreliable as being correct. You should look at the clients receipts to see what he/she actually paid for the tax year in question  

Level 10
October 4, 2022

"...very unreliable".  What is your experience with this?  Do you think clients (often - sometimes - usually - rarely) have better records than universities and colleges? 

sjrcpa
Level 15
October 4, 2022

They can get an account transcript from the University.

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