IRS FORM 1098-T

You may be eligible for education tax credits if you are paying education costs for yourself or a member of your immediate family. IRS Form 1098-T will enable you to determine if you qualify.

Duquesne University is required to provide the IRS Form 1098-T for all enrolled students, as long as there was a reportable transaction on their account.  We must also provide the enrollment and financial information to the IRS.  Transactions that are identified as reportable include tuition and fees a student must pay to be enrolled in a degree program.  If the student is enrolled in a course for which no academic credit is given, even if the student is in a degree program, the University will not provide a 1098-T.  Also, please note that nonresident alien students will be provided the form upon request.

Duquesne University reports the amount billed for qualifying tuition and fees in Box 2 and the total amount of scholarships and grants in Box 5.    It is the student’s responsibility to determine the taxability of scholarships or grants received. For information, please log onto www.irs.gov and access IRS Publication 970: Tax Benefits for Education.

The amounts in either box are for the calendar year (January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011). Often times, tuition for the spring term is billed in the prior calendar year.   For example, charges for the spring 2012 term were billed in November and December, 2011.  These amounts billed are reflected on the 2010 1098-T.  Transactions are grouped by type, so, if several payments are made during the calendar year, they will not be listed individually, but shown as a total.  If you would like to see the details of these transactions, in date order, you can log into www.dori.duq.edu and select:

Self Service Banner>Student Information>Student Account>Access QuikPay>View Accounts>Select Action>Account Status

The dates on the 1098-T form that correspond to specific terms are described below:

Spring 2012            12/31/2011
Fall 2011                08/25/2011
Summer 2011          05/09/2011
Spring 2011            01/05/2011

Log onto http://www.1098-t.com to view and print your form.  You may also enroll to receive future forms electronically.  Select  "Access My Record" and you will be prompted through a series of steps validating personal information.  Once you have logged into your personal account,  a link will be provided to receive the forms online.  You will  need to provide a current and valid email address. 

The deadline for enrollment is January 17, 2012.