1098T Information
Accessing Your 1098T
Important Notes About Heartland ECSI Accounts
If you would like to create a profile to access your tax document, the instructions to create a profile, as well as your Heartland Key, are included in the email Heartland ECSI sends to you when your tax statement is ready. We have included those instructions below for your reference.
In the event that you do not have the email containing your Heartland Key, please contact Heartland ECSI's Customer Service Department at 1-866-428-1098 or via Live Chat from the Heartland ECSI student website. You will need to provide basic information to authenticate your identity, and the Heartland Key will be provided.
Heartland Key: Eligible students received an email from webmaster@ecsi.net with their Heartland Key passcode to access their IRS Form 1098T online. Contact ECSI at 866.428.1098 for more details.
Registering An Account with Heartland ECSI
You can access your 1098-T statement quickly and easily by visiting the Heartland ECSI Website using one of the following methods.
If you already have a profile with Heartland ECSI, please sign in. If you have not yet connected your tax statements to your account, you will need to connect them using your Heartland Key. Simply click on the "Connect An Account" button and enter your tax statement Heartland Key.
If you have not registered for an account, click on the Sign In or Register button in the upper right side of the page. Complete the registration section to create your profile and then connect your tax account by entering your Heartland Key.
Electronic Delivery of 1098T
1098-T Electronic Consent
https://heartland.ecsi.net/index.main.html#/access/eConsent
The benefits to receiving electronic notification are:
- Online delivery provides access to the form 1098-T earlier than the traditional mailing process.
- Online delivery eliminates the chance that the 1098-T will get lost, misdirected or delayed during delivery, or misplaced once the student receives it.
- Signing up for online delivery is easy and secure.
- Students can receive their 1098-T form while traveling or away from their home address.
To give consent to receive your 1098-T form electronically, click on the link below and follow the simple instructions to sign up!
- Visit https://heartland.ecsi.net/index.main.html#/access/eConsent
- Follow the step-by-step instructions on the web form.
- Check the box and click submit.
It's that easy!
If you have any questions, please visit https://heartland.ecsi.net/index.main.html#/access/FAQtaxDocuments for information regarding your tax documents and to obtain contact information for ECSI.
FAQ's
- What is a 1098-T?
- What am I supposed to do with the 1098-T form?
- How can I get a copy of my 1098-T?
- How can I get a copy of my last year’s 1098-T?
- Why did I NOT receive a 1098-T from Vanguard University?
- The Social Security Number (SSN) on my 1098-T is incorrect. What should I do?
- The name on my 1098-T form is incorrect. What should I do?
- Why isn’t there an amount in Box 1?
- What educational expenses are considered as qualified tuition and related expenses?
- What does the amount in Box 5 represent?
- What does the amount in Box 6 represent?
- Why is there no check mark in Box 8 ("At Least Part-Time")?
- I took a graduate level course. Why is there no check mark in Box 9 ("Graduate Student")?
- Am I eligible for a tax credit?
- I paid my tuition and related expenses with student loans. Can I still claim a tax credit?
- Why isn’t my spring registration included in the amounts billed on my 1098-T?
What is a 1098-T?
What am I supposed to do with the 1098-T form?
How can I get a copy of my 1098-T?
How can I get a copy of my last year’s 1098-T?
Why did I NOT receive a 1098-T from Vanguard University?
The Social Security Number (SSN) on my 1098-T is incorrect. What should I do?
The name on my 1098-T form is incorrect. What should I do?
Why isn’t there an amount in Box 1?
What educational expenses are considered as qualified tuition and related expenses?
What does the amount in Box 5 represent?
What does the amount in Box 6 represent?
Why is there no check mark in Box 8 ("At Least Part-Time")?
I took a graduate level course. Why is there no check mark in Box 9 ("Graduate Student")?
Am I eligible for a tax credit?
I paid my tuition and related expenses with student loans. Can I still claim a tax credit?
Why isn’t my spring registration included in the amounts billed on my 1098-T?
Contact Information
Office of Accounting Operations
Accounts Receivable (student accounts, eBilling, payment options, cashier)
Phone: 714-966-5489
Email: AccountsReceivable@vanguard.edu
Visitors are welcome and appointments are not necessary. Our office is located on the first floor of the Scott Academic Center near the Fair Drive entrance to the University.
Cashier Hours:
Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Office of Accounting Operations
55 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626