Attention: 

Copy A of this form is provided for informational purposes only. Copy A appears in red, 

similar to the official IRS form. The official printed version of Copy A of this IRS form is 

scannable, but the online version of it, printed from this website, is not. Do not print and file 

copy A downloaded from this website; a penalty may be imposed for filing with the IRS 

information return forms that can’t be scanned. See part O in the current General 

Instructions for Certain Information Returns, available at www.irs.gov/form1099, for more 

information about penalties.

Please note that Copy B and other copies of this form, which appear in black, may be 

downloaded and printed and used to satisfy the requirement to provide the information to 

the recipient.

To order official IRS information returns, which include a scannable Copy A for filing with 

the IRS and all other applicable copies of the form, visit www.IRS.gov/orderforms. Click on 

Employer and Information Returns, and we’ll mail you the forms you request and their 

instructions, as well as any publications you may order.

Information returns may also be filed electronically using the IRS Filing Information Returns 

Electronically (FIRE) system (visit www.IRS.gov/FIRE) or the IRS Affordable Care Act 

Information Returns (AIR) program (visit www.IRS.gov/AIR).

See IRS Publications 1141, 1167, and 1179 for more information about printing these tax 

forms.
 

Form 1098-E

2020

Cat. No. 25088U

Student 

Loan Interest 

Statement

Copy A

For 

Internal Revenue 

Service Center

Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service

File with Form 1096.

OMB No. 1545-1576

For Privacy Act and 

Paperwork Reduction 

Act Notice, see the 

2020 General

Instructions for

Certain Information

Returns.

8484 VOID CORRECTED

RECIPIENT’S/LENDER’S name, street address, city or town, state or 

province, country, ZIP or foreign postal code, and telephone number

RECIPIENT’S TIN BORROWER’S TIN

BORROWER’S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

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

Account number (see instructions)

1 Student loan interest received by lender

$

2 Check if box 1 does not include loan origination fees 

and/or capitalized interest, and the loan was made 

before September 1, 2004 . . . . . . .

Form 1098-E www.irs.gov/Form1098E

Do Not Cut or Separate Forms on This Page — Do Not Cut or Separate Forms on This Page
 

Form 1098-E

2020

Student 

Loan Interest 

Statement

Copy B

For Borrower

Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service

This is important tax 

information and is being 

furnished to the IRS. If 

you are required to file a 

return, a negligence 

penalty or other 

sanction may be 

imposed on you if the 

IRS determines that an 

underpayment of tax 

results because you 

overstated a deduction 

for student loan interest.

OMB No. 1545-1576

CORRECTED (if checked)

RECIPIENT’S/LENDER’S name, street address, city or town, state or 

province, country, ZIP or foreign postal code, and telephone number

RECIPIENT’S TIN BORROWER’S TIN

BORROWER’S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

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

Account number (see instructions)

1 Student loan interest received by lender

$

2 If checked, box 1 does not include loan origination 

fees and/or capitalized interest for loans made before 

September 1, 2004 . . . . . . . . .

Form 1098-E (keep for your records) www.irs.gov/Form1098E
Instructions for Borrower

A person (including a financial institution, a governmental unit, 

and an educational institution) that receives interest payments 

of $600 or more during the year on one or more qualified 

student loans must furnish this statement to you.

You may be able to deduct student loan interest that you 

actually paid in 2020 on your income tax return. However, you 

may not be able to deduct the full amount of interest reported 

on this statement. Do not contact the recipient/lender for 

explanations of the requirements for (and how to figure) any 

allowable deduction for the interest paid. Instead, for more 

information, see Pub. 970, and the Student Loan Interest 

Deduction Worksheet in the Instructions for Forms 1040 and 

1040-SR.

Borrower’s taxpayer identification number (TIN). For your 

protection, this form may show only the last four digits of your 

TIN (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 TIN to the 

IRS.

Account number. May show an account or other unique 

number the lender assigned to distinguish your account.

Box 1. Shows the interest received by the lender during the 

year on one or more student loans made to you. For loans 

made on or after September 1, 2004, box 1 must include loan 

origination fees and capitalized interest received in 2020. If 

your loan was made before September 1, 2004, you may be 

able to deduct loan origination fees and capitalized interest 

not reported in box 1.

Box 2. If checked, indicates that loan origination fees and/or 

capitalized interest are not included in box 1 for loans made 

before September 1, 2004. See Pub. 970 for how to figure any 

deductible loan origination fees or capitalized interest.

Future developments. For the latest information about 

developments related to Form 1098-E and its instructions, 

such as legislation enacted after they were published, go to 

www.irs.gov/Form1098E.
 

Form 1098-E

2020

Student 

Loan Interest 

Statement

Copy C

For Recipient

Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service

OMB No. 1545-1576

For Privacy Act and 

Paperwork 

Reduction Act 

Notice, see the 2020 

General

Instructions for

Certain Information

Returns.

VOID CORRECTED

RECIPIENT’S/LENDER’S name, street address, city or town, state or 

province, country, ZIP or foreign postal code, and telephone number

RECIPIENT’S TIN BORROWER’S TIN

BORROWER’S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

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

Account number (see instructions)

1 Student loan interest received by lender

$

2 Check if box 1 does not include loan origination fees 

and/or capitalized interest, and the loan was made 

before September 1, 2004 . . . . . . .

Form 1098-E www.irs.gov/Form1098E
Instructions for Recipient/Lender

To complete Form 1098-E, use:

• The 2020 General Instructions for Certain Information 

Returns, and

• The 2020 Instructions for Forms 1098-E and 1098-T.

To order these instructions and additional forms, go to 

www.irs.gov/Form1098E.

Caution: Because paper forms are scanned during

processing, you cannot file Forms 1096,1097, 1098, 1099, 

3921, or 5498 that you download and print from the IRS 

website.

Due dates. Furnish Copy B of this form to the borrower by 

February 1, 2021.

File Copy A of this form with the IRS by March 1, 2021. If 

you file electronically, the due date is March 31, 2021. To 

file electronically, you must have software that generates a 

file according to the specifications in Pub. 1220. The IRS 

does not provide a fill-in form option for Copy A.

Need help? If you have questions about reporting on Form 

1098-E, call the information reporting customer service site 

toll free at 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).