1098-T Tuition Statement

Box 2 of Form 1098-T reports the qualified tuition and related expenses billed to you during the calendar year. Qualified tuition and related expenses are sometimes referred to as qualified education expenses, although the terms are not always interchangeable.

For purposes of the Form 1098-T provided by Keystone College, the following categories of charges are included or not included in qualified tuition and related expenses:

Included

• Tuition
• General College Fees
• Special Class Fees
• Course/Lab Fees
• Technology Fee
• Student Activity Fee

Not Included

• Application Fees
• Fines
• Health Insurance Premiums/Health Fee
• Credit by Exam/ Prior Learning Credit Fee
• Tuition Installment Plan Fee
• Room and Board Charges
• Course Related Books & Equipment
• Registration fees paid for non-credit courses

Keystone College is choosing to report qualified tuition and related expenses that were billed during the calendar year, rather than the amount that was paid. In general, qualified tuition and related expenses are considered to be billed when you register for classes.

The billed amount of tuition and fees reported in box 2 is reduced by the following deductions:

Current year reductions in billed amounts for semesters billed during the calendar year. For example, a reduction due to withdrawal from classes. The reductions may or may not have resulted in a refund, depending on whether the billed amounts had been paid prior to the reduction.

Tuition charges waived during the calendar year due to the student’s status as a benefits eligible Keystone College faculty or staff member or the spouse or dependent of an Keystone College faculty or staff member.

The amount shown in box 2 for qualified tuition and related expenses billed during the calendar year may represent an amount that is different from the amount actually paid during the calendar year, although for many students the amounts will be the same. Under section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code and the associated regulations, a taxpayer may take a tuition and fee deduction or claim an education tax credit only with respect to qualified tuition and related expenses actually paid during the calendar year. You may not be able to take tuition and fee deduction or claim an education credit with respect to the entire amount billed and reported in box 2.

Box 4 of Form 1098-T reports adjustments made to qualified tuition and related expenses reported on a prior year Form 1098-T in Box 2.  The amount reported in Box 4 represents a reduction in tuition billed during a prior calendar year.  For example, if you were billed for Spring semester classes in December and withdrew from classes in January, Box 4 reports the decrease in billed tuition due to the withdrawal. The amount reported in Box 4 for adjustments to qualified tuition and related expenses may reduce any allowable education credit you may claim for the prior year.  See IRS Form 8863 or IRS Publication 970 for more information.

Box 5 of Form 1098-T reports the total of scholarships or grants administered and processed by the Keystone College Financial Assistance and Planning Office (FAPO) during the calendar year. The amount reported in Box 4 does not include:

• Tuition waivers provided during the calendar year due to the student’s status as a benefits eligible Keystone College faculty or staff member or the spouse or dependent of an Keystone College faculty or staff member.
• Tuition waivers provided during the calendar year due to the student’s status as an eligible research or teaching assistant/associate.
• Student loans, for example subsidized, unsubsidized, PLUS, Perkins, and alternative loans.
• Work-study.
• Scholarships, grants, reimbursements, or other types of sponsorships not administered or processed by Keystone College Financial Assistance and Planning Office

The amount of any scholarships or grants reported for the calendar year and other similar amounts not reported (because they are not administered and processed by Keystone College) may reduce the amount of any allowable tuition and fee deduction or education credit that you are entitled to.

Students whose qualified tuition and related expenses are Education, or entirely waived or paid entirely with scholarships or grants.

Box 6 of Form 1098-T reports adjustments made to scholarships or grants reported on a prior year Form 1098-T in Box 4.  The amount reported in Box 6 represents a reduction in scholarships or grants reported for a prior calendar year.  The amount reported in Box 6 for adjustments to scholarships or grants may affect the amount of any allowable tuition and fees deduction or education credit you may claim for the prior year.  See IRS From 8863 for how to report these amounts.

Box 7 indicates, if checked, that Box 2 includes amounts for an academic period beginning in the next calendar year.

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 Keystone College for at least one academic period during the calendar year. If this box is marked, you meet one of the requirements for the Hope tax credit. You do not have to meet the workload requirement to qualify for the tuition and fee deduction or the lifetime learning credit.

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

Box 10 would provide an amount of total reimbursements or refunds paid by an insurance contract.