Does CIEE issue 1098-T forms to students for tax purposes?
CIEE is a non-profit organization, not a Department of Education “eligible” higher education institution, and as such cannot issue 1098-T forms. If the student’s home school bills the program fees—particularly the tuition portion of the fees—the home school should be issuing the 1098-T form for the student. If the student pays CIEE directly, there is no guarantee that the student will be able to use the CIEE Educational Costs of the program to file for the Education Tax Credits, since CIEE does not report these costs to the IRS as eligible tuition costs. If a student who paid CIEE directly for his/her program fees would like a copy of his current account statement to take to a professional Tax Advisor to see whether the statement can be used as documentation of tuition paid, since the credits for the program are being accepted by his/her home school, s/he should contact the CIEE Billing Coordinator to request a zero-balance account statement.
