Is money received from college for reimbursement of a nonprofit trip considered taxable money.

Paying for College
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<p>My child went on a trip with an a non-profit organization that is partners with his college. The cost of the airfare and room/board was first paid by me. I then received reimbursement from the college for the cost. The college included the money given as scholarship money on the 1098T. Since the money did not go to tuition, is it automatically considered taxable money for the student? Is a non-profit trip handled differently?</p>

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<p>What else could it be except ‘scholarship’? You have to determine if the amount is exempt (travel and r&b probably aren’t exempt), and if not, it is taxable.</p>

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<p>It may depend on the nature of the trip. I know that schools sometimes reimburse students who are asked to travel to present their research at conferences. I don’t know if that’s considered like a “business trip” and you don’t get taxed in those cases. </p>

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<p>It also is OK to pick up the phone and call the college/university and ask them.</p>