if i am in college and i paid my total tuition, are they suposed to give me a tax form?

Question

I go to a community college and I paid for my total tuition. Were they suposed to give me a form to do my taxes?

Answer 1

If you were in college in 2006, and you paid tuition, yes the college should have sent you a form to use for your taxes. The form is a 1098-T.

The tax benefit for paying college tuition is that you may be able to take the Hope Credit or Lifetime Learning Credit.

However, just because they did not send you the form does not mean that you can't take the tax credit. The form just makes it easier to determine how much tuition you paid. Receipt of the form is not what determines eligibility for the tax credit. Meeting the IRS requirements for the tax credit is what determines eligibility. You can look at your tuition bill to see what you were billed in tuition and use those numbers when you figure out your taxes.

Answer 2

Yes, they should have because in some cases it is tax deductible. I recommend talking to the registrar's office immediately and see about where it is or how to get one.