Form 1098-T

2012

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 

2012 General

Instructions for

Certain Information

Returns.

8383 VOID CORRECTED

FILER’S name, street address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number

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

STUDENT'S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

City, state, and ZIP 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 2012

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 2013 a

8 Check if at least 

half-time student

9 Check if a graduate

student . . . .

10 Ins. contract reimb./refund

$

Form 1098-T

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Form 1098-T

2012 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.

OMB No. 1545-1574

CORRECTED

FILER’S name, street address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number

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

STUDENT'S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

City, state, and ZIP 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 2012

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 2013 a

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)
Instructions for Student

An eligible educational institution, such as a college or university in which you are 

enrolled, and an insurer who makes reimbursements or refunds of qualified tuition and 

related expenses to you must furnish this statement to you. You, or the person who 

can claim you as a dependent, may be able to claim an education credit on Form 1040 

or 1040A, only for the qualified tuition and related expenses that were actually paid in 

2012. To see if you qualify for the credit, see Pub. 970, Tax Benefits for Education; 

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

Institutions may report either payments received during the calendar year in box 1 or 

amounts billed during the calendar year in box 2. The amount shown in box 1 or 2 may 

represent an amount other than the amount actually paid in 2012. 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), or adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN). However, the issuer 

has reported your complete identification number to the IRS and, where applicable, to 

state and/or local governments.

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

distinguish your account.

Box 1. Shows the total payments received in 2012 from any source for qualified tuition 

and related expenses less any reimbursements or refunds made during 2012 that 

relate to those payments received during 2012.

Box 2. Shows the total amounts billed in 2012 for qualified tuition and related 

expenses less any reductions in charges made during 2012 that relate to those 

amounts billed during 2012.

Box 3. Shows whether your institution changed its method of reporting for 2012. It has 

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

used for 2012 is different than the reporting method used for 2011. You should be aware of 

this change in figuring your education credits. The credits are allowable only for amounts 

actually paid during the year and not amounts reported as billed, but not paid, during the 

year.

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.

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 2013. 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. If you are at least a 

half-time student for at least one academic period that begins during the year, you meet 

one of the requirements for the American opportunity credit. You do not have to meet the 

workload requirement to qualify for the lifetime learning credit.

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).
Form 1098-T

2012 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 2012 General

Instructions for

Certain Information

Returns.

VOID CORRECTED

FILER’S name, street address, city, state, ZIP code, and telephone number

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

STUDENT'S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

City, state, and ZIP 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 2012

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 2013 a

8 Check if at least 

half-time student

9 Check if a graduate

student . . . .

10 Ins. contract reimb./refund

$

Form 1098-T
Instructions for Filer

General and specific form instructions are provided as 

separate products. The products you should use to 

complete Form 1098-T are the 2012 General 

Instructions for Certain Information Returns and the 

2012 Instructions for Forms 1098-E and 1098-T. A chart 

in the general instructions gives a quick guide to which 

form must be filed to report a particular payment. To 

order these instructions and additional forms, visit 

IRS.gov or call 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).

Caution: Because paper forms are scanned during

processing, you cannot file with the IRS 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 January 31, 2013. 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 28, 

2013. If you file electronically, the due date is April 1, 

2013. To file electronically, you must have software that 

generates a file according to the specifications in Pub. 

1220, Specifications for Filing Forms 1097, 1098, 1099, 

3921, 3922, 5498, 8935, and W-2G Electronically. 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). For TTY/TDD equipment, call 

304-579-4827 (not toll free). The hours of operation are 

Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Eastern time.