<prompt> Human: This has to do with financial aid from my school. So basically i was awarded around 2000 in Pell grants from financial aid but because i was placed on probation i was never awarded the money. My tax person still included it in my taxes as earned income and told me that since i didnt use the money it is the same as earned income so i have to eat the taxes. The problem is i never received this money from my school. Is this correct?Edit: Just to clarify, i dont mean i didnt accept the award. By not using the money, my tax person meant i didnt use it to pay for school and instead just put it into my bank account.Editing my edit: I didnt actually put it into my bank account, that was just my tax persons logic behind including it in my tax filing. I never received the aid since i was on academic probation like the post states.  <response>: it seems the tax person may have incorrectly included it on your tax return. if you never received the money, it shouldnt be included. 