Instructions for Filer
File Copy A of this form with the IRS by February 28,
To complete Form 1098-T, use:
2019. If you file electronically, the due date is April 1,
• the 2018 General Instructions for Certain Information
2019. To file electronically, you must have software that
Returns, and
generates a file according to the specifications in Pub.
• the 2018 Instructions for Forms 1098-E and 1098-T.
1220. The IRS does not provide a fill-in form option for
Copy A.
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identification no., you are making a true and accurate
Caution: Because paper forms are scanned during
certification under penalty of perjury that you have
processing, you cannot file Forms 1096, 1097, 1098,
complied with standards promulgated by the Secretary
1099, 3921, 3922, or 5498 that you download and print
for obtaining such individual's TIN.
from the IRS website.
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Due dates. Furnish Copy B of this form to the student
Form 1098-T, call the information reporting customer
by January 31, 2019. For information on furnishing Form
service site toll free at 866-455-7438 or 304-263-8700
1098-T electronically, see the separate Specific
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Instructions for Form 1098-T.
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