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Taxes and Tax Assistance for Students

Photo of Volunteer Lindsay Gordon (right), a senior studying personal finance, as she prepares Wanda Verdon's state and federal tax returns as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at the Community Partnerships Office at Villager Mall on S. Park Street in Madison.

As tax season is upon us, the Parent Program wants to make sure your student has access to tax forms and assistance. Please make arrangements with your student to obtain the 1098T form, which contains important tax information related to tuition and other educational expenses. Students access the form using this process:

  1. The university now provides access to the 1098T tax forms electronically. Students should have received an e-mail from GetMyDocument (1098@eforms.uwsa.edu) on or around January 8, 2013 that provided a website link and instructions for viewing and printing 1098T forms.
  2. If students did not receive the e-mail, they can access and download a 1098T tax form by going directly to https://www.getmydocument.com and following the instructions for logging in and securely accessing the data. If they have trouble accessing the 1098T tax form, they can call 800-756-4311. Representatives are available Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–5 p.m. central time.
  3. Students with questions regarding the data included on the form can call the Bursar’s Office at 608-262-3611, or e-mail tuition@bussvc.wisc.edu.
  4. If a student does not download a 1098T form by January 20, 2013, it will be mailed to the same address as his or her tuition bill.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA), sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, is available to help students — or anyone earning less that $51,000 per year — with filing taxes.