1098-T Tax Forms

Student 1098-T tax forms for the 2025 calendar year will be mailed to your address on file or available online in the TTC student portal on or before Jan. 31, 2026. View or print forms on the student portal by clicking on Self-Service > Student 1098-T Tax Information. Then select the first option, "Receive my 1098T only in electronic format." and click the Save button.

 

Past 1098-T Tax Forms (tax year 2022 and older)

To request copies 1098T forms prior to 2023, please call 843-574-6804.

 

FAQs

Check out the frequently asked questions below for more information about the 1098-T tax form.

  1. Go to the TTC student portal and log into your student account.
  2. Click on Self Service.
  3. Click on Student 1098-T Tax Information.
  4. Select the option to receive your 1098-T in an electronic format. This option allows you to receive your 1098-T immediately (as soon as the forms are posted to view). This is a faster and quicker way to obtain your 1098-T forms from the college.
    1098-T electronic format selection
  5. It is automatically set to withhold consent. If you do not change this option, you will receive a paper copy in the mail to the address that we have on file. The Finance department will mail the 1098-T forms on Jan. 31, 2025.
  6. Once you have given consent for an electronic copy, you will get a date and status confirmation. As soon as the 1098-T forms are ready to view, the 1098-T form will be under the section 1098 Statements.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires eligible colleges and universities to file form 1098-T for each student enrolled for any academic period during a calendar year. A college or university is eligible if it qualifies for participation in the Department of Education’s student aid programs. TTC does not file 1098-T forms for continuing education students. This is an allowable exception to the reporting requirement.

The student, or individual who can claim the student as a dependent on his/her tax return, may be eligible to take either the tuition and fees deduction or claim an educational tax credit for out-of-pocket tuition and related expenses paid between Jan. 1, 2025 and Dec. 31, 2025 on Form 1040. Students should take form 1098-T to their tax preparer or if preparing their own taxes, follow the instructions on Form 8863 Education Credits. In general, the Hope Scholarship Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit allow taxpayers to claim a nonrefundable credit against their federal income taxes for certain post-secondary educational expenses. There are some factors considered in the calculation of tax credits, such as income limitations, that may disallow the tax credit. For more information about the deduction or credit, students should refer to IRS Pub. 970 Tax Benefits for Education, Form 8863 Education Credits, and the Form 1040 or 1040A instructions. Trident Technical College employees do not give tax advice.

The 2025 1098-T Form reports financial transactions on student accounts for the calendar year Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2025.

Please note: if a box is blank, then the amounts required in that box do not apply to TTC.
Box 1 - Amounts paid for qualified tuition and related expenses (Spring 2025, Summer 2025 or Fall 2025; or Spring 2026 if paid before Dec. 31, 2025)
Box 2 - Blank
Box 3 – Blank
Box 4 - Tuition adjustments (reductions) made for a prior calendar year
Box 5 - Scholarships or grants (Pell, Lottery, SCNBG and Scholarships)
Box 6 - Scholarship or grant adjustments (reductions) from a prior calendar year
Box 7 - If checked, it means the student made a payment for Spring 2026 before Dec. 31, 2025.
Box 8 - If checked, it means the student was enrolled in at least 6 hours in a term that began during the calendar year (Spring 2025, Summer 2025 or Fall 2025).
Box 9 - Blank
Box 10 - Blank

  1. Log in to the TTC student portal.
  2. Click on Self Service.
  3. Select Student Finance (choose the semester needed to view and print).

To request a statement, please email BusinessOperations@tridenttech.edu. Please include your full name and student ID number.

Past due payments will be included in Box 1 in the calendar year the payment was made.

The amount reported in Box 1 is limited to the amount billed during 2025.

For a payment to be reportable, it must relate to qualified tuition and related expenses billed during the same calendar year. The amount reported is the total amount of payments received less any reimbursements or refunds made during the calendar year that relate to the payments received for qualified tuition and related expenses during the same calendar year.

The amount reported in Box 1 may include scholarships and grants reported in Box 5.

  • Does TTC have your valid Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) issued by the U.S. government (such as SSN or ITIN) on file?
  • Is your address on file with TTC correct?
  • Did you make payments for qualified tuition and related expenses between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2025?
  • Were you billed charges for qualified tuition and related expenses between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2025? 
    Important Note: Registration charges are billed on the date that you register. If you registered for Spring 2026 classes in December 2025, those charges were billed in December 2025. Some or all expenses may have been reported on the 2025 form 1098-T.
  • If you are a non-resident alien student and do not have U.S. source income (U.S. scholarships, awards, waivers etc.) that is subject to tax, TTC is exempt from issuing a Form 1098-T to you, unless requested. Requests can be made by sending an email to BusinessOperations@tridenttech.edu.
  • After checking all of the above, if you still believe you had reportable transactions in 2025 and are due a 2025 form 1098-T, please email BusinessOperations@tridenttech.edu or call 843-574-6804.

Workforce Training (formerly Continuing Education) classes are professional development and personal interest courses that do not award academic credit but are eligible for continuing education units (CEUs). While federal financial aid and SC Lottery-funded Tuition Assistance are not available for Workforce Training noncredit courses, students may qualify for other types of external funding. Learn more about various external funding sources and smart ways to apply for a personal loan to pay for courses.

Please refer to IRS Publication 970 about the possibility of using the Lifetime Learning Credit for these types of classes. TTC does not report Workforce Training class payments on Form 1098-T. Please use your receipt as documentation.

 

Contact Us

Email businessoperations@tridenttech.edu or call 843-574-6804 with additional questions about the 1098-T forms.