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The IRS 1098-T form is intended to help students and families in determining if they are eligible for an Education Tax Credit. The IRS 1098-T statements are available on or before January 31 for the prior tax year through your My吉祥坊 portal.

Electronic IRS 1098-T Statement Option:听To continue to promote sustainability and our paperless processes, upon enrolling for classes, 吉祥坊 is offering all students an electronic IRS 1098-T form option for IRS federal reporting of the Education Tax Credit benefits. By consenting to receive an electronic form you will be able to view, print, and save the form via the myNorthridge portal (see "CAN I GET COPIES OF FORM IRS 1098-T FOR CURRENT AND PRIOR YEARS" below). You will not receive a paper form through the mail. Your consent will be on record until you withdraw your consent; at which time any future paper IRS 1098-T form will be mailed to the address listed on the University鈥檚 record.听

Students may access their Electronic Form IRS 1098-T via their 吉祥坊 portal account any time after January 25th (estimated date).

The IRS 1098-Tax Form reports amounts paid for qualifies tuition and related expenses in Box 1 for the tax year (January-December).

Examples of Qualified Educational Expenses Include:

• Tuition fees - Resident/Nonresident
• Books, Equipment, Supplies (only if billed through student account)
• Associated Student Fees
• Instructionally-Related Activity Fees
• Student Union Fees
• Campus Quality Fees
• Health Facility Fees
• First-Time Freshman Orientation Fees
• Extended Learning Course Fee Having Academic Credits

Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses听Do Not听滨苍肠濒耻诲别:

• Student Health Center Fees
• Health or Disability Insurance Fees
• Student Representation Fees
• Late Payment Fees
• IPP Admin Fee
• Dining/Meal Plan Charges
• Housing Charges
• Parking Permits and Transportation Fees
• Other Personal, Living or Family Expenses

For more information about qualified educational expenses or the , please go to 听

BOX 5:听Scholarship and Grants are reported in the tax year (January-December) that they were disbursed to the student's account.

Charges and payments posted to your account can be obtained via the portal from your Student Account Information.

Refer to the 鈥淪pecific Instructions for Form IRS 1098-T鈥� section at听听for detailed information.

Yes, if you were eligible for a Form IRS听1098-T for that year.

Follow the steps below to view prior years Form IRS听1098-T, you must enable pop-ups within the web browser:
**Please note this functionality is not compatible with MacBook/Safari

• Log into My吉祥坊
• Go to the My Finances tab, click My Accounts
• Under the Student Account Essentials section, select IRS听1098-T Detail Inquiry
• Select the Tax Year hyperlink to view the IRS听1098-T Tuition Statement

NOTE:听Charges and payments posted to your account can be obtained via the portal from your 吉祥坊 Student Account Information.

If you received this message while trying to access your Form IRS听1098-T online, it means that a form was not generated for you for the calendar year.

IRS听1098-T may not be issued for several reasons. IRS exceptions for not furnishing a IRS听1098-T are:

• Students who did not have qualified tuition and related expenses. This also applies if you dropped all classes during the full refund period.
• Students enrolled in non-degree programs.

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No. The address shown on Form IRS听1098-T is irrelevant for IRS income tax filing purposes.听The single most important information听on the form is your social security number听or individual taxpayer identification number.

Reporting to the IRS depends primarily on your SSN or ITIN. It is very important for you to have the correct information on file with the University.听Please remit prior to the last day of instruction听for the term.

Follow these steps to have a corrected Form IRS 1098-T generated:

Step 1:听Complete a W-9s form. You can find the form at听. Please read and complete the form per the instructions and bring it to Admissions & Records听in Person. You will also need your Social Security Card or Individual Taxpayer Identification letter (from the IRS) and your student ID (for identification purposes).

Step 2:听If you have already corrected your social security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) through Admissions & Records and your IRS 1098-T form is still incorrect, please contact Student Accounting by submitting a correction request no later than March 15th of the reporting tax year, via email at听student.accounting@csun.edu.

NOTE:听The University cannot advise you on your tax situation. Please contact your tax professional or the IRS website for individual advise on your tax document or for eligibility of educational tax credits.

IMPORTANT:听It is the responsibility of each taxpayer听to determine eligibility for the credits and how to calculate them. This website is informational only and should not be considered as tax opinion or advice.

FOR MORE TAX INFORMATION:听Consult your Tax Professional or refer to the following:

Telephone: 800-829-1040

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