1098-T File Schema

Sample File = Schema\2021\TEXT\T98T.txt

String fields are displayed within quotations

CRLF=Carriage Return Line Feed (Hex 0D0A)

"Name line 1"

"Name line 2"

"Street address line 1"

"Street address line 2"

"City"

"State"

"Zip code"

"USPS Delivery Point"

"Foreign address indicator" ¹

"Foreign city, province, postal code, etc."

"TIN Type"

"Taxpayer ID"

"Student TIN Indicator" ¹

"Name control"

"Service Provider/Account Number"

Box 1 - Payments received

Box 4 - Prior year adjustments ²

Box 5 - Scholarships or grants

Box 6 - Adjustments to scholarships or grants ³

"Box 7 - Academic period indicator" ¹

"Box 8 - Half-time student indicator" ¹

"Box 9 - Graduate student indicator" ¹

Box 10 - Insurance contracts reimbursements/refunds

"Do not print indicator" ¹

"E-Mail address"

"Client ID"

CRLF

¹ "X" if applicable, otherwise, enter a null string ""

² Adjustments are assumed to be negative.