As students come back from Spring Break, the deadline for filing taxes also approaches.
This year’s tax season started on Jan.1 and it ends on April 18, falling on a Monday.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the tax deadline was extended, last year until May 17. Students don’t have that option for 2022.
However, this year regardless of residents are still recuperating from the pandemic with getting back on their feet with going back to their jobs or just trying to get back with their routines; this year the last day of filing taxes was not extended.
For students who have not been able to get a hold of any tax form from Delta they can find information in “deltacollege.edu” by hitting the search button and typing “1098-T Tuition Tax Credits.” Students can also now find any school tax forms in “MyDelta.”
Delta has also sent emails to students on their delta email explaining the steps on how they can get the form. The form will be under “1098-T Report Selection.”
The email on steps on how students can find the 1098-T:
Click on the Financial Account tile on the Student Homepage
Expand Account Services and click on view 1098-T
Click on the Grant Consent button. Read the agreements
Hit the “submit” button.
Students are able to click on the desired tax year form which will be under “1098-T Report Selection” and would be able to print for tax purposes.
On the San Joaquin Delta College under “How to Obtain Your 1098-T Form,” it states students who haven’t paid any school fees tuition, enrollment fee, or any previous related expenses year will not have a 1098-T available.
For students who are full or part-time students or have full-time/part-time work and can’t meet deadlines to set a meeting with a tax attorney or tax preparer, the option to file it on their own on any smart device is available.
Students who are comfortable doing their own taxes can now do so on direct-to-consumer products from TurboTax and H&R Block. And not worry for those who feel intimidated in doing their taxes on their own as these services also offer live customer support agents who can help with the process.
Apps like Turbo Tax or H&R Block occasionally offer to file taxes for free for first-time users. However, these apps do have a cost fee.
Students who file their taxes with Turbo Tax not only can they file tuition and fees but also course materials like books, supplies, and equipment.
On the H&R Block website under “tuition and fees deduction” one of the first steps would be to communicate with the parent or guardian to confirm you are not in anyone dependent on their taxes. This not only applies in H&R Block as it is certain to apply when filing taxes. Full-time students can still be under someone dependent till the age of 24.
Also prior to 2020, you can also claim deduction expenses tuition for higher education. However, those who claim AOC and LLC would not be able to claim deduction expenses tuition.
In a poll on the San Joaquin Delta College Facebook group of more than 7,000 students, students were asked if they file their taxes this year on their own or with an attorney. In the poll, they were 41 voters, and out of those voters 24 voted that they file their taxes on their own, and 17 voted that they did taxes with a preparer. The vote on students filing their own taxes was higher than those who did it with an attorney.
