Contact the Student Response Center
WALK-IN
- Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Friday: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
- 232 Capen Hall, North Campus
PHONE
- Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Friday: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Ph: 716-645-2450
E-MAIL: src@buffalo.edu
Tax Relief Act (1098-T)
Education Credits (American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credits)
The University will report to the IRS required information about students who were billed for at least one credit hour in any semester of a tax year. This information does not reflect what a student paid during the tax year, but what a student was billed. A 1098-T form is mailed to students with a valid social security number on file.
The University at Buffalo is in a transition period from a campus developed system to an integrated system for generating billing information. Billing statements for the tax year 2011 spanned across both systems and ultimately data had to be merged in order to produce the 1098T statement for the 2011 Tax year.
For tax year 2011 only, information on the 1098-T will be reported in the following manner:
| Description | Pre-HUB Reported in Box |
Post HUB Reported in Box |
Net Effect when filing IRS Form 8863 |
| Tuition Waivers | Box 5- treated as financial aid / scholarship | Box 2- treated as a “waiver” of tuition charges | No Effect |
| Third Party Refunds (i.e. VA benefits, Outside Scholarship donors, etc.) | Box 5 – reduction of third party payments | Not captured originally, manual adjustments are being made and Adjusted 1098Ts will be re-issued | May need to file an amended return if you receive an adjusted 1098T |
The 1098-T, along with your copy of your UB billing statements, should be used by your tax preparer to determine your eligibility for a tax credit. Because each taxpayer’s circumstances vary, we cannot provide tax advice or assistance related to the credit or how to claim the credit.
As required by law, your 1098-T statement will be mailed by January 31st of the following year.
The University's Federal Identification Number is 16-1514621. This number can also be found on your 1098-T statement. Individuals completing the New York State Tax Form IT-272 will use this number for the EIN of the University.
Online access to 1098-T Form
ECSI is the vendor used to generate the University at Buffalo 1098-T 2011 statements. ECSI provides students online access to the 1098-T form at www.ecsi.net/taxinfo.html
Log in directions
You will need your school code - SC
- Each institution that ECSI services is assigned a unique two or three character identifier. If you have attended two different schools, you will have two distinct accounts on ECSI's My Account service. In general, you can find this code on the communication (bill, email, letter) that you received from ECSI.
Account number – social security number
- Please do not use any punctuation in the Account Number, e.g. hyphens.
Pin/Password
- Initially, ECSI assigns each student a PIN number. This PIN number will act as your password until you change it to a password. Once you have changed your password, your PIN is only needed if you forget your new password
Last updated: May 16, 2012 3:32 am EST
