1098-T File Format

A 1099 Express source record for 1098-T looks like this:

B|8|SSN|Cor|ForeignAdr|Reserved|CS|Name1|Name2|Adr|City|State|Zip|Acct|Field15|Field16|...Field25

Field 1: Capital "B", This is the Record Identifier.
Field 2: Holds the character "8", indicating 1098-T Tuition Statement.
Filed 3: Recipient's Social Security Number.
Field 4: Correction Indicator.
Field 5: Set to "1" if recipient is Foreign (outside USA).
Field 6: Reserved.
Field 7: Combined State Code.
Field 8: Student Name 1 Field.
Field 9: Student Name 2 Field, usually empty.
Field 10: Student Address.
Field 11: City.
Field 12: State Code.
Field 13: Zip Code.
Field 14: Account Information. Must be unique to distinguish loans to same student.
Field 15: Amt01-Box 1 Payments received for qualified tuition and related expenses.
Field 16: Amt02-Box 2 Amounts billed for qualified tuition and related expenses. Box2 not used after Tax Year 2017.
Field 17: Amt03-Box 4 Adjustments made for a prior year.
Field 18: Amt04-Box 5 Scholarships or grants.
Field 19: Amt05-Box 6 Adjustments to scholarships or grants for a prior year.
Field 20: Box 7 Checkbox. Contains "1" if checked, else empty. January-March Indicator.
Field 21: Amt07-Box 10 Reimbursements or refunds of qualified tuition and related expenses from an insurance contract.
Field 22: Box 8 Checkbox. Checked if not empty, else unchecked. Half time student.
Field 23: Box 9 Checkbox. Checked if not empty, else unchecked. Graduate Student.
Field 24: Box 3 Checkbox. Checked if not empty, else unchecked. Changed Reporting Method. Box3 not used after Tax Year 2018.
Field 25: TIN   Checkbox. Checked if not empty, else unchecked. In Students TIN field. New 2016. Header is TINCERT. Position 544. By checking this box you certify under penalties of perjury about form W-9S. See instructions.  

Fields 26 and higher and not used, and the delimiters need not be present. Amt means a dollar field.

All Fields are normal Ascii strings, without a Ascii Zero trailer. Each record is terminated by a carriage return, line feed sequence, when resident on disk. No check boxes or dates before 2016.

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