You or your parents may be eligible to reduce your federal income tax liability by claiming a Hope Scholarship Credit or Lifetime Learning Credit. These tax credits are a part of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA 97), which allows eligible taxpayers to claim a tax credit agains their federal income tax for qualified educational expenses. In 2009, the Hope Scholarship tax credit was renamed the American Opportunity Tax Credit.
Interested in learning more? Additional information is available for you at www.ecsi.net/1098t; or call toll free to the ECSI Center at 1-866-428-1098.
Educational Computer Systems Inc. (ECSI) will provide Colorado State University students a 1098-T report and other tax credit information on or before January 31 each year. Your financial account details will also be available on the ECSI Web site at www.ecsi.net/myacct. Call 1-866-428-1098 if you have questions about how to access this Web site or the information it contains. The school code for Colorado State University on this website is JW.
Colorado State University staff does not provide tax advice. We urge you to learn more about these tax credits by visiting www.ecsi.net/1098t and consulting with your tax advisor or by reading IRS Publication 970.
-1098T Information - 2010
- 1098T Information - 2011