Equalizer11
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Hi,

I have client who was kid with 1098-T of approx 4 k in box 1 and 10 k in box 5

in pub 970 and other sources. Taxpayer has the right to elect to use a portion of non taxable scholarships and make them taxable and non -qualified expenses,.  The rules get into alot of specifics about the particular scholarship guidelines allowing them to be used for strictly qualified or not etc..

My question is that lets say the can be allocated and you can use portion of the scholarship to be used for these non qualifying expenses.  the system shows you in student info worksheet part V  where you can allocate this i believe and even shows you the taxable part,  on line 9 but it doesn't tax it.  

Pub 970 says that this taxable portion ... should be included in income on line 1 ( pub 970 pg 6) 

Pro series does not seem to automatically tax this income.  I suppose you could put it on line 21 other income with description  " elected taxable portion of scholarships from 1098 t box 5 " .  But I am wondering if anybody has used this and what methodology have they used.

Thanks in advance  

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