The 1098-T form is created using the data contained within this table. The IRS uses the 1098-T data to determine if a student is eligible to receive the Hope Scholarship or Lifetime Learning tax credit.
Each of the numbered boxes described below are part of the 1098-T form and cannot contain negative values. When the value calculated has a sign (+, -) opposite the expected value, a 1098-T Error Report entry is produced. If all results are positive, a row will be created in the Student Year Reporting table, and will include the values and pertinent calculation methods listed below:
Box 1 (Payments Received for qualified tuition and related expenses)
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Boxes 1, 4 and 5 contain transaction history amounts for transactions with dates occurring in the year being processed, whose offset flag is not set to O, and 1098-T eligibility flag is populated. Additional box-specific criteria are listed below. |
Box 2 (Amounts billed for qualified tuition and related expenses)
Box 3 (Change in reporting methodology)
Box 4 (Adjustments made for a prior year)
Box 5 (Scholarships or grants)
Box 6 (Adjustments to scholarships or grants for a prior year)
Box 7 (Pre-payments) See Include Next Year's Amounts? details above.
Box 8 (Half-time flag) See At Least Half-Time? details above.
Box 9 (Graduate student flag) See Graduate Student? details above.
Box 10 (Insurance contract reimbursements/refunds)
Data Changed Since Last Extract
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