Form 1098-T

2015

Cat. No. 25087J

Tuition 

Statement

Copy A

For 

Internal Revenue 

Service Center

Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service

File with Form 1096.

OMB No. 1545-1574

For Privacy Act and 

Paperwork Reduction 

Act Notice, see the 

2015 General

Instructions for

Certain Information

Returns.

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FILER’S name, street address, city or town, state or province, country, ZIP or 

foreign postal code, and telephone number

FILER’S federal identification no. STUDENT'S social security number

STUDENT'S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code

Service Provider/Acct. No. (see instr.)

1 Payments received for 

qualified tuition and related 

expenses

$

2 Amounts billed for 

qualified tuition and 

related expenses

$

3 Check if you have changed your 

reporting method for 2015

4 Adjustments made for a 

prior year

$

5 Scholarships or grants

$

6 Adjustments to 

scholarships or grants 

for a prior year

$

7 Check this box if the 

amount in box 1 or 2 

includes amounts for 

an academic period 

beginning January - 

March 2016 ▶

8 Check if at least 

half-time student

9 Check if a graduate

student . . . .

10 Ins. contract reimb./refund

$

Form 1098-T www.irs.gov/form1098t

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Form 1098-T

2015 Tuition 

Statement

Copy B

For Student

Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service

This is important 

tax information 

and is being 

furnished to the 

Internal Revenue 

Service. This form 

may be used to 

complete Form 8863 

to claim education 

credits. Give it to the 

tax preparer or use it to 

prepare the tax return. 

OMB No. 1545-1574

CORRECTED

FILER’S name, street address, city or town, state or province, country, ZIP or 

foreign postal code, and telephone number

FILER’S federal identification no. STUDENT'S social security number

STUDENT'S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code

Service Provider/Acct. No. (see instr.)

1 Payments received for 

qualified tuition and related 

expenses

$

2 Amounts billed for 

qualified tuition and 

related expenses

$

3 If this box is checked, your educational institution 

has changed its reporting method for 2015

4 Adjustments made for a 

prior year

$

5 Scholarships or grants

$

6 Adjustments to 

scholarships or grants 

for a prior year

$

7 Checked if the amount in 

box 1 or 2 includes 

amounts for an academic 

period beginning January - 

March 2016 ▶

8 Check if at least 

half-time student

9 Checked if a graduate 

student . . . .

10 Ins. contract reimb./refund

$

Form 1098-T (keep for your records) www.irs.gov/form1098t
Instructions for Student

You, or the person who can claim you as a dependent, may be able to claim an education 

credit on Form 1040 or Form 1040A. This statement has been furnished to you by an 

eligible educational institution in which you are enrolled, or by an insurer who makes 

reimbursements or refunds of qualified tuition and related expenses to you. This 

statement may help you claim an education credit. To see if you qualify for a credit, and 

for help in calculating the amount of your credit, see Pub. 970, Tax Benefits for Education; 

Form 8863, Education Credits; and the Form 1040 or 1040A instructions.

Your institution must include its name, address, and information contact telephone 

number on this statement. It may also include contact information for a service provider. 

Although the filer or the service provider may be able to answer certain questions about 

the statement, do not contact the filer or the service provider for explanations of the 

requirements for (and how to figure) any education credit that you may claim.

Student's identification number. For your protection, this form may show only the last 

four digits of your social security number (SSN), individual taxpayer identification number 

(ITIN), adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), or employer identification number 

(EIN). However, the issuer has reported your complete identification number to the IRS.

Account number. May show an account or other unique number the filer assigned to 

distinguish your account.

Caution. Education credits may only be claimed for qualified tuition and related expenses 

that were actually paid in 2015. Institutions may report either payments received during 

the calendar year in box 1 or amounts billed during the calendar year in box 2 and they 

may change their reporting method as reported in box 3. The amount shown in box 1 or 

box 2 may represent an amount other than the amount actually paid in 2015.

Box 1. Shows the total payments received in 2015 from any source for qualified tuition 

and related expenses less any reimbursements or refunds made during 2015 that 

relate to those payments received during 2015.

Box 2. Shows the total amounts billed in 2015 for qualified tuition and related expenses less

any reductions in charges made during 2015 that relate to those amounts billed during 2015.

Box 3. Shows whether your institution changed its method of reporting for 2015. It has 

changed its method of reporting if the method (payments received or amounts billed) 

used for 2015 is different than the reporting method used for 2014. You should be 

aware of this change in figuring your education credits. 

Box 4. Shows any adjustment made for a prior year for qualified tuition and related

expenses that were reported on a prior year Form 1098-T. This amount may reduce any 

allowable education credit that you claimed for the prior year (may result in an increase in 

tax liability for the year of the refund). See “recapture” in the index to Pub. 970 to report a 

reduction in your education credit or tuition and fees deduction.

Box 5. Shows the total of all scholarships or grants administered and processed by

the eligible educational institution. The amount of scholarships or grants for the

calendar year (including those not reported by the institution) may reduce the amount

of the education credit you claim for the year. 

TIP. You may be able to increase the combined value of an education credit and certain 

educational assistance (including Pell Grants) if the student includes some or all of the 

educational assistance in income in the year it is received. For details, see Pub. 970.

Box 6. Shows adjustments to scholarships or grants for a prior year. This amount may 

affect the amount of any allowable tuition and fees deduction or education credit that 

you claimed for the prior year. You may have to file an amended income tax return 

(Form 1040X) for the prior year. 

Box 7. Shows whether the amount in box 1 or 2 includes amounts for an academic

period beginning January-March 2016. See Pub. 970 for how to report these amounts.

Box 8. Shows whether you are considered to be carrying at least one-half the normal 

full-time workload for your course of study at the reporting institution. 

Box 9. Shows whether you are considered to be enrolled in a program leading to a graduate 

degree, graduate-level certificate, or other recognized graduate-level educational credential. 

Box 10. Shows the total amount of reimbursements or refunds of qualified tuition and 

related expenses made by an insurer. The amount of reimbursements or refunds for 

the calendar year may reduce the amount of any education credit you can claim for 

the year (may result in an increase in tax liability for the year of the refund).

Future developments. For the latest information about developments related to Form 

1098-T and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were published, go 

to www.irs.gov/form1098t.
 

Form 1098-T

2015 Tuition 

Statement

Copy C

For Filer

Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service

OMB No. 1545-1574

For Privacy Act and 

Paperwork 

 Reduction Act 

Notice, see 

 the 2015 General

Instructions for

Certain Information

Returns.

VOID CORRECTED

FILER’S name, street address, city or town, state or province, country, ZIP or 

foreign postal code, and telephone number

FILER’S federal identification no. STUDENT'S social security number

STUDENT'S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code

Service Provider/Acct. No. (see instr.)

1 Payments received for 

qualified tuition and related 

expenses

$

2 Amounts billed for 

qualified tuition and 

related expenses

$

3 Check if you have changed your 

reporting method for 2015

4 Adjustments made for a 

prior year

$

5 Scholarships or grants

$

6 Adjustments to 

scholarships or grants 

for a prior year

$

7 Check this box if the 

amount in box 1 or 2 

includes amounts for 

an academic period 

beginning January - 

March 2016 ▶

8 Check if at least 

half-time student

9 Check if a graduate

student . . . .

10 Ins. contract reimb./refund

$

Form 1098-T www.irs.gov/form1098t
Instructions for Filer

To complete Form 1098-T, use: 

• the 2015 General Instructions for Certain Information 

Returns, and

• the 2015 Instructions for Forms 1098-E and1098-T.

To order these instructions and additional forms, go 

to www.irs.gov/form1098t or call 1-800-TAX-FORM 

(1-800-829-3676).

Caution. Because paper forms are scanned during

processing, you cannot file Forms 1096, 1097, 1098, 

1099, 3921, 3922, or 5498 that you download and print 

from the IRS website.

Due dates. Furnish Copy B of this form to the student

by February 1, 2016. For information on furnishing Form 

1098-T electronically, see the separate Specific

Instructions for Form 1098-T.

File Copy A of this form with the IRS by February 29, 

2016. If you file electronically, the due date is March 31, 

2016. To file electronically, you must have software that 

generates a file according to the specifications in Pub. 

1220, Specifications for Electronic Filing of Forms 1097, 

1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G. The IRS does 

not provide a fill-in form option.

Need help? If you have questions about reporting on

Form 1098-T, call the information reporting customer

service site toll free at 1-866-455-7438 or 304-263-8700 

(not toll free). Persons with a hearing or speech 

disability with access to TTY/TDD equipment can call 

304-579-4827 (not toll free).