Form 1098-E - Student Loan Interest Statement

Form 1098-E - Student Loan Interest Statement - 2012 Page 6

Instructions for Recipient/Lender

File Copy A of this form with the IRS by February 28,

General and specific form instructions are provided as

2013 (April 1, 2013, if filed electronically). To file

separate products. The products you should use to

electronically, you must have software that generates a file

complete Form 1098-E are the 2012 General Instructions

according to the specifications in Pub. 1220, Specifications

for Certain Information Returns and the 2012 Instructions

for Filing Forms 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, 8935,

for Forms 1098-E and 1098-T. A chart in the general

and W-2G Electronically. IRS does not provide a fill-in form

instructions gives a quick guide to which form must be

option.

filed to report a particular payment. To order these

instructions and additional forms, visit IRS.gov or call

Need help? If you have questions about reporting on Form

1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).

1098-E, call the information reporting customer service site

toll free at 1-866-455-7438 or 304-263-8700 (not toll free).

Caution: Because paper forms are scanned during

For TTY/TDD equipment, call 304-579-4827 (not toll free).

processing, you cannot file with the IRS Forms 1096, 1097,

The hours of operation are Monday through Friday from

1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, or 5498 that you download and

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern time.

print from the IRS website.

Due dates. Furnish Copy B of this form to the borrower by

January 31, 2013.

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