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Credits and Deductions/1098-T
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Resources and Links for Education Tax Credits and Deductions
Frequently Asked Questions
Tax Credits and Deductions/1098-T
Tax laws allow tax credits for payments of tuition and related fees. The Hope Scholarship tax credit is available only to students in their first two years of post-secondary education who are enrolled at least half-time in an eligible program. The Lifetime Learning Tax Credit is available to students at all educational and enrollment levels who are enrolled at an eligible educational institution.
Form 1098-T is mailed by the Tax Credit Reporting Service (TCRS) for the University no later than January 31 to the student's home address as listed in Cardinal Station.
The form is also available at http://www.1098T.com. The on-line form provides detail of the summary data reported on the printed form.
TCRS maintains forms for the prior two years as well as the current year on-line.
The 1098-T form is not the definitive supporting document for a taxpayer's return. The taxpayer's own financial records support their claim for the tax credit or education deduction.
While the University can provide you with information about your Form 1098-T and the activity on your student account, we cannot provide you with any tax advice or assistance in determining whether you are eligible. Please consult your tax advisor for further information about your eligibility for these tax credits as well as for the education deduction.
Further information can be obtained from Internal Revenue Service Publication 970 (Tax Benefits for Higher Education) and Form 8863 Education Credits (American Opportunity, Hope, and Lifetime Learning Credits).
Canadian Students
Canadian students who wish to have form TL11A Tuition, Education, and Textbook Amounts Certificate - University Outside Canada completed should bring the form to the Office of Enrollment Services, 10 McMahon Hall.
The form and publications are available on the Canada Revenue Agency site: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/tl11a/
Resources and Links for Education Tax Credits and Deductions
Visit these sites for more information about tax credits and deductions:
Internal Revenue Service web site: http://www.irs.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
I graduated from the University last spring. Why did I not receive a 1098-T form?
Institutions have the option of reporting either payments received or qualified charges applied to the account during the calendar year. The Catholic University of America reports on the basis of charges applied to the student's account. Charges for students who register in the fall for the coming spring term are reported in the calendar year of the fall term when enrollment activity took place, not the calendar year in which the spring term falls. The data you are looking for is on last year's 1098-T form.
I received a 1098-T but would like to have more detailed information.
You can drill down on-line at the TCRS site http://1098t.com for information about the various charges and credits reported on the 1098-T form (this detail comes directly from your CUA student account). If you wish to have a detailed statement of your account, please e-mail your request to cua-enrollmentservices@cua.edu. Be sure to include your full name and CUA ID number.
I am an international student; can I claim the tax credits?
International students are not eligible for the tax credits.
I was enrolled in terms after Spring last calendar year, but did not receive a 1098-T and think that I should have; how do I obtain a form?
Please log on to the TCRS site to find out if a form was generated for you; if so, you can download it.
If a form was not generated for you please send an e-mail inquiry to the Office of Enrollment Services providing your full name and CUA ID number and current address. A form can be prepared within a week.
The information on my 1098-T does not seem correct; can I obtain a corrected form?
Please send an e-mail inquiry to the Office of Enrollment Services. If the information on the form is incorrect, an amended form can be prepared within a week.
Form 8863 (PDF) Education Credits (American Opportunity, Hope, and Lifetime Learning Credits)
