<p>I have tried to find help and could not find any. I graduated in May of 2013. When I received my 1098 it was blank in boxes 1 and 2. I know that last years form was filled out with box 7 checked covering my spring of 2013 semester. However they put just my scholarships and grants in the 1098 this year and nothing else. I paid cash for school tuition in Jan, Feb and March. Now when trying to file my taxes I see a box that says I can put everything paid not billed but seeing box 1 and 2 empty I do not know what to do for these items? Thank you so much for helping out!!</p>
<p>Did you get any refund from school? If not, you could enter the amount that you paid in 2013 AND your scholarships / grants on either box 1 or box 2. That’s what my tax software tells me. </p>
<p>I got no refund at all this year it was just the grants boxed filled out. I just didnt know if I was allowed to put information into boxes that were blank on the form. Thanks for replying!</p>
<p>Since the 2012 1098 had box 7 checked but you actually paid and had scholarships credited in 2013, you can use the expenses billed in December 2012 for spring 2013 to offset the scholarships. Just be sure to have copies of the bills and/or printouts from your online school account to be able to show this. This is provided you didn’t use any of the expenses on the 2012 1098 for spring 2013 for tax year 2012.</p>
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<p>Not fully understanding this part. Are you using software? I think it’s saying from your own records, not the 1098T, the qualified expenses you paid in Jan,Feb,Mar can be put there to offset the scholarships.</p>
<p>I am currently using turbo tax. I just didnt know if I could actually enter information that wasnt on the 1098. Thanjk you for your help!</p>
<p>^I had the same problem with D1s 1098, so I used my own actual numbers every year.</p>