Education Tax Credits
The U.S. Congress established federal tax credits for qualified college tuition and related expenses under the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Please visit Tax Credit Information (UH System) for more information about these tax credits as well as other education-related tax credits. For additional help, visit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 
or review IRS Publication 970 (PDF).
With the exception of nonresident aliens, all students who were charged qualified tuition and related expenses from January 1 to December 31 of a given tax year will receive a 1098-T Tuition Statement. This form reflects amounts billed (not paid) for qualified tuition and related expenses and amounts paid for scholarship and grants during the calendar year. Any registration charges for Spring semester posted to your student account on or before December 31 will be reflected in the current calendar year 1098-T form and not during the calendar year when Spring semester occurs.
You may choose to receive this form electronically only and not by mail. To make your election, if you have not already done so, log in to MyUH, select the "My Profiles" tab and click on the "opt-in" button for 1098-T statements. In January, when tax documents are ready, an email will be sent to your hawaii.edu email address notifying you that your 1098-T form is ready for viewing.
If you do not "opt-in" by December 31 to receive only an electronic copy, the 1098-T form will be mailed to your permanent address by January 31. To ensure you receive this important tax document, please make sure your permanent address on file is current. After January 31, 1098-T forms can be viewed online and downloaded through the UH System Tax Credit Information site.
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Important Note about Social Security Numbers
You must provide the University with your Social Security Number. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 requires the University to collect and use students' Social Security Numbers or Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) to report annually to the IRS any qualified tuition and related expenses billed to students as well as any scholarship and grant payments made to students. If the University does not have a valid social security number on file for you, you will be asked to submit a Form W9-S (PDF).