1098T Tax Form

How to Access Your 1098-T in SIS

UW-Green Bay has electronic self-serve access for students to retrieve their 1098-T tax document. See instructions below on how to access your 1098-T form. 

1. Login to SIS.
2. On your SIS home page, select the "Student Billing" tile and then select "View 1098-T" on the left menu.
3. Your first time accessing the “View 1098-T” screen each year, you will see a message stating “You have not consented to receive your 1098-T via on-line access”. You must grant consent before you are able to view any 1098-T documents listed. You will not receive a paper copy of your 1098-T with a completed consent.
   1. Click the "Grant Consent" button.
   2. Review the consent Agreement that appears.
   3. Check “Yes, I have read the agreement" to accept consent.
   4. Click "Submit."
   5. The “1098-T Consent Confirmation” screen appears. Click on the “View 1098-T Selection” box.
4. The 1098-T Report Selection screen will show which 1098-T documents are available for you to view and print
5. Click on the Tax Year document you wish to view/print.
6. You need to complete the 'consent' annually. After you complete the consent, a paper copy will NOT be mailed to your home address.

Need Help?

If you have questions about the information reported on your 1098-T, contact the UW-Green Bay Student Billing Resources office at studentbilling@uwgb.edu or 920-465-2224.

Although the University can answer questions about the dollar amounts and check boxes on the form, do not contact us for explanations of the requirements for (or how to calculate) the allowable tuition and fees deduction or education credit. For that type of information, consult your tax professional or see the IRS Pub. 970, Tax Benefits for Education. See Universities of Wisconsin's Tax Benefits for Education 1098-T Frequently Asked Questions.

What to Know About 1098-T Tax Forms

1. An email from UW-Green Bay Student Billing Resources office (studentbilling@uwgb.edu) will be sent in early January to notify students when the tax document is available on SIS.
2. If you access the form electronically through your SIS student account, please print the form as a paper copy will not be mailed to your home address. If you did not completed the 'consent' to access the online 1098-T form, a paper form will be sent to your home address listed in SIS (as of December 31st) at the end of January. If you lose the form, please see the instructions above and follow steps on viewing/printing the document from your SIS account.
3. The 1098-T form, like all IRS forms, are based on the calendar year. The numbers reported are based on when the payments, scholarships, and grants are applied to your SIS account and will not show the payments reported by term.
4. Consult a tax professional or utilize tax preparation software to determine if and where you need to report on your tax return, any information included on the 1098-T form.