Account & 1098-T Information for Spring & Summer 2024

Account Information

Students receive important information through their Collin assigned email, Collin’s official means of communicating with students. You are responsible for checking your Collin email for notifications regarding your account. Check your account after any registration activity for an updated balance..

 

To receive account status notifications, students need to log into the CougarWeb secure payment portal, CougarPay, to activate the communications. 

1.      Log into CougarWeb
2.      Select CougarPay in the Student Quick Links block
3.      Select Collin College Account Suite to enter the secure payment suite, which then activates eNotifications.

 

Once in the payment suite, you may make payments and also set up and update accounts for e-refunds, designate authorized users, initiate payment plans during designated dates, and view e-statements and 1098-Ts.

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1098-T Information

The 1098-T form is available by the end of January for the prior year activity. Students will receive an email once it is available to view online. Collin's partner for processing the 1098-T is ECSI. If you were eligible for a 1098-T and did not receive one, visit https://heartland.ecsi.net .  If requested, Collin's school code is IW.

 

Collin College does not offer tax advice or recommend specific tax experts. Click here for an explanation of the 1098-T.

 

How is the dollar amount of my 1098-T determined?  Collin reports payments in Box 1 of the 1098-T, but only those payments on the student account which were necessary to pay the qualified tuition and fee charges assessed in the calendar year. The amount reported in Box 1 may not exceed the qualified charges, even if funding in excess of the total charge amount was posted to the student account. Box 5 reports all grants, third party funding, and scholarship amounts paid, even if those amounts exceeded the qualified charges. Amounts reported on the 1098-T are based on calendar year activity, Jan 1st through Dec 31st,  rather than the year associated with the academic period.