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    bkapoor Posts: 10, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 9, 2006, 01:13 AM
    1098-T for F1 student
    Hello:

    I was on an F1 visa from Aug 2004 to May 2005 when I graduated. I paid full tuition for the Spring 2005 semester. I am currently on an H1B visa (beginning Oct 1st 2005).

    I would like to wait until June and file as a resident under first year choice so that I can get the $4000 education deduction. However, I don't have a form 1098-T. My university did not issue one to me because of my non-resident status. Can I claim the tuition deduction without that form ? If so, how will I prove to them that I really paid the tuition that I am claiming ?

    Thanks a lot for your help,

    Bhavna.
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    Apr 9, 2006, 03:21 PM
    Bhavna:

    Contact the university and ask for the Form 1098-T. You CAN claim the tuition cost without the Form 1098-T, but it is best that you have one, because it provides the IRS with the paper trail they want.
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    Apr 9, 2006, 07:50 PM
    AtlantaTaxExpert:

    Thank you for the prompt reply. I appreciate your help. Just to sum it up :

    I should be filing the following -
    1) Form 4868 for extension before April 15th 06.
    2) Form 8843 to account for my F1 status from Jan to May 05.
    3) Form 1040 after I fulfill Substantial presence in June 06.

    On Form 1040, I can claim $5000 standard deduction + $3200 personal exemption + $4000 tuition deduction.

    Also, my employer (erroneously) deducted ss & medicare tax when I was on OPT from July to September 05. If I was filing as a non-resident, I would have been eligible for claiming a refund. But I cannot claim a refund if I am filing as a resident, right ?


    Thanks a lot again,

    Bhavna
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    Apr 9, 2006, 11:30 PM
    Hi again,

    I just realised that the tuition that I intend to claim as a tax deduction was paid out to the university in Dec 04 for the Spring 05 semester. If the transaction took place in 2004, can I claim it as a deduction this year on the grounds that it was "meant" for the 2005 semester ?


    Thanks !

    -Bhavna
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    Apr 10, 2006, 05:44 AM
    Nope, you cannot deduct fees paid in 2004. And you cannot claim ss and medicare taxes.

    Vaya
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