Education Tax Credit: 1098-T Forms
The 1098-T form is a tuition statement that colleges and universities are required to issue to most students who paid for “qualified tuition and related expenses” (“QTRE”) in the preceding calendar year. Qualified educational expenses include tuition and mandatory fees that are required for your courses.
Tax Form 1098-T is issued to eligible students annually by January 31 and can be accessed at any time online to view, save, or print a copy for your records.
While Seattle Colleges cannot provide tax advice, here are some answers to frequently asked questions. You may also visit the IRS website Publication 970, or contact a tax professional for more information about your ability to claim a tax deduction or tax credit.
For inquiries, please email taxcredit@seattlecolleges.edu.
Seattle Colleges will have 1098-T’s available to those students who are eligible by January 31st of the current year.
1098-T Tuition Statements are available in ctcLink through the Student Services Center on the Finance tab. If a form is available, a 1098-T hyperlink will be active. Click on it to review 1098-T information. On this page, there is another hyperlink to print a copy of the form.
The message: “1098-T- Student does not have 1098-T data,” means there is no 2025 1098-T.
Prior-year 1098-T forms (Tax Years 2020 and earlier) are available at resources.seattlecolleges.edu/1098T.
NOTE: Previous student number (not ctcLink number) and PIN (birthdate: mm/dd/yy) is required. Your ctcLink login credentials will not authenticate on this site.
The most common reason students do not receive a 1098-T form: all qualifying tuition and fees were paid and/or reimbursed by financial aid, scholarships, grants, or third-party payers.
Other reasons students may not receive a form:
- International student or non-citizen
- No SSN on file
- No address on file
- Less than ½ time
For inquiries, please email taxcredit@seattlecolleges.edu
Box 1 may NOT equal to or sum to the charges paid for the calendar year because some charges are not considered qualified tuition and related expenses (QTRE) as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Please contact a tax professional or refer to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for additional assistance.