How to report tuition paid when amount billed on 2018 1098-T is 0

[PattyG79]

We paid paid approximately $7,500 in tuition and fees in spring 2018, being sure to pay $4,000 out of pocket before using 529 funds in order to qualify for the American Opportunity Tax Credit.
Our 2018 1098-T form, Box 2, is blank. That is because the college reported the spring tuition on the 2017 1098-T, even though we did not actually pay it until 2018.
When I attempt to fill in the amount paid in Turbo Tax, it reverts to 0. Is there a way to override this? And in fact, should I, or does the fact that it was reported on the 2017 form preclude me from doing so?
On our 2017 return, we qualified for the AOTC with tuition that calendar year -- not including the spring 2018 payment.

[dcandmc]

The IRS changed the rules for 1098-T forms starting with tax year 2018, and schools no longer have the option to report amounts billed, meaning that box 2 should either be grayed out or blank. Any amounts that were actually paid in 2018 for qualified tuition and related expenses should be reported in box 1.

In your case, it sounds like the spring 2018 tuition was billed at the end of 2017, and the school reported it in box 2 (amounts billed) of the 2017 1098-T. Because of the rule change and the fact that the spring 2018 expenses were not actually paid until 2018, those expenses appear again on the 2018 1098-T, this time in box 1 (payments received).

I don't use Turbo Tax, so I can't comment about how to make it work the way it should, but the fact that the amount billed for spring 2018 was reported on the 2017 1098-T does not preclude you from taking the AOTC using funds that were actually paid in 2018 for the spring 2018 semester.

[PattyG79]

Thank you. I think the issue may have been with Turbo Tax. I deleted the payment to the second college and started over. Entering the amount paid to the college that left Box 1 blank first, then the other college, seems to have resolved the issue. Thank you for your response!