Tax Information

The 1098-T includes all payments and credits for qualifying tuition and fees. All charges are not considered qualified tuition and related expenses as defined by the IRS. UNCG First Day Complete charges are not included due to the ability for student’s to opt out of the program. Health Service fees and Transportation fees are not qualified; therefore the full amount of fees paid may not be reported. 

The 1098-T form reflects account activity during the calendar year for the tax statement. For example, a 1098-T form sent in January 2025 includes payments made January-December 2024 to be reported on 2024 taxes. 

In this example, the student’s 1098-T may include payments for: 

• Spring 2024 (if payments were made in January)
• Summer 2024
• Fall 2024
• Spring 2025 (if payments were made in December)

The statement may also include payments or credits for scholarships, course adjustments, or other charges that took place during the 2024 calendar year, even if the student was not enrolled during 2024.

The 1098-T form includes several boxes as well as other informational fields. All boxes may not be filled in, depending on the student’s situation. Most students will see some or all of the following:

• Box 1: This represents the total payments from any source posted to the student account for qualified tuition and related expenses during the last calendar year, minus any reimbursements or refunds made during the same period that relate to payments received during the year before last. Please note the amount in Box 1 will not always equal to or sum to the charges paid for the calendar year.
• Box 4: Shows the amount of any adjustments made for a prior year for qualified tuition and related expenses or payments that were reported on a prior year 1098T form. This could reduce any allowable credit the student claimed for the prior year.
• Box 5: This box reports scholarship and grants, but not loans, posted to the student account during the calendar year.
• Box 6: Shows adjustments to scholarships or grants for a prior year. This may affect any allowable credit the student claimed in a prior year.
• Box 7: If this box is checked, then at least some amount of tuition paid is for the Spring semester of the next calendar year.
• Box 8: If this box is checked and the student is an undergraduate, it indicates the student was enrolled at least half-time for at least one semester during the tax year.
• Box 9: If this box is checked, then the student was a graduate student at any time during the tax year.

The 1098-T will be issued to all domestic UNCG students enrolled in academic classes who made payments, received credits or received financial aid during the tax year. Students who had adjustments to prior year tuition and fee payments, charges, or scholarship awards during the tax year may also be sent the 1098-T even if they were not enrolled during that period of time.

Students must complete the W-9S Substitute Form and provide it to the Cashiers and Student Accounts Office. Instructions for completing and uploading the form are contained at the top of the W-9S Substitute Form.

There are several reasons why a student may not receive a 1098-T:

• The student may have attended the prior Spring semester, but paid for tuition in the year before that. (In this case, the payment would have been included in the 1098-T form issued last year.) 
• The student did not have any payments for qualified educational expenses within the tax year; therefore, a 1098-T form was not generated.
• The 1098-T was mailed to the student’s permanent address that is active on UNCGenie. If the student does not have an active mailing address in UNCGenie, a form will not be generated for them.

1. Log into the secure area of UNCGenie with University ID and PIN
2. Click on the “Student” tab in UNCGenie
3. Click on Student Account Center
4. In the Student Account Center, select “My Account”, select “Consents and Agreements”, read the consent form, and click “Accept Consent” to agree to receive the statement through online delivery.

Students may also give their Authorized User(s) permission to view the Electronic 1098-T:

1. In the Student Account Center, select “My Account” and “Authorized Users”
2. Click the Action Button for an already established Authorized User (or first add a new Authorized User)
3. Select “Yes” for “Would you like to allow this person to view your 1098-T tax statement?”

Authorized users can access the 1098-T form in the Student Account Center with their username and password. 

1. Log into the secure area of UNCGenie with your University ID and PIN
2. Click on Student Services & Financial Aid
3. Click on Student Records
4. Click on Tax Notification
5. Click on Select Tax Year
6. Enter the appropriate tax year and click Submit

To view, print, and download your 1098-T Tuition Statement in PDF format online:

1. Students, log into the secure area of UNCGenie with your University ID and PIN
2. Click on the “Student” tab in UNCGenie
3. Click on Student Account Center
4. Select the “e-Statements” tab
5. In the “1098-T Tax Statement” box, click “View” next to the appropriate Tax Year