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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ is required by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to report payments received for qualified tuition and related expenses for the tax year ending on December 31 of the preceding calendar year. It includes financial information, such as tuition charges, scholarships received, and payments made.

The Form 1098-T is the tax document used to report these payments. Students (and their families) who file income taxes in the United States can use the Form 1098-T as an informational tax document used to determine eligibility for income tax credits based upon amounts they have spent for education. Currently, these federal tax benefits include the American Opportunity Credit, the Lifetime Learning Credit, and the tuition and fees deduction.

Most international students are NOT eligible to claim education tax credits with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

International students who may be eligible are:

• Lawful permanent residents (green-card holder)
• married to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• those who may be claimed as a dependent by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• those who have been in the U.S. long enough to file federal income tax returns as a resident

Nonresident aliens are generally not eligible to claim any of the education-related tax credits or deductions for which Form 1098-T is intended to serve as documentation.

You cannot claim these tax benefits if you fill your tax return on  

For more eligibility information, see . °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, including the Office of International Student and Scholar Services, cannot provide tax advice. For additional information, contact a professional tax adviser or the IRS.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ is required by law to provide SSN/ITIN and valid address information to the IRS for all °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ students who registered for classes, received financial aid, or received scholarships during  tax year.

• If you are a nonresident alien international student, the email does not apply to you.
• If you are considered a U.S. resident for tax purposes and plan to claim education tax credits, you will need the Form 1098-T and should follow the directions in the email.

For more information determining your tax residency status, please refer to the Internal Revenue Service’s website at:  or consult a professional tax adviser.

Again, MOST F-1/J-1 international students are considered nonresidents of the United States for U.S. tax purposes.

Not all students will receive an IRS Form 1098-T.  According to IRS guidelines, a 1098-T statement will not be provided to non-resident aliens, international students, or where qualified tuition and related expenses are entirely waived or paid fully with scholarships.

Maybe. Some, but not all, international students will receive Form 1042-S (Foreign Person's U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding). The two largest groups of foreign visitors who receive Form 1042-S include [1] students who received scholarships in excess of their qualified tuition for at least one academic term and [2] °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ employees who received tax treaty benefits in their paychecks during the year.

For more information on Form 1042-S, please see /hr/essentials/pay-taxes/tax/1042-s-form-information.html.