<prompt> Human: So, Ive never done my taxes before. Ive always given them to a professional who sorts everything out for me, and I want to try and do it myself.Im feeling extremely overwhelmed with all the forms, but Im especially unsure of how to start. I recently finished paying off my student loans last year and I saw that Nelnet gave me some tax forms and I have no idea what to do with them. I tried to read the IRS article on student loans, and understood that up to 2500 can be claimed, but only if Im still in school, which Im not. I graduated in 2007.I was going to use TurboTax, but I was reading the tax post yesterday and saw that TaxAct is better, and on top of that, because of my lower income, I could also use FreeFile. To be honest, I hopped on TurboTax and didnt even understand which boxes to tick, as I wasnt sure if paying off student loans counted as a deduction. Its all extremely overwhelming, so any help would be appreciated...thank you!  <response>: The deduction for Student Loans is for the interest paid. You should have gotten a 1098-E Student Loan Interest statement. When you are entering your deductions there will be an option to enter the SL interest Box 1 on the 1098-E.Theres no deduction for paying it off, just one for the interest you paid up to 2500, no requirement to be a student.Also, congrats on paying them off I paid the last of mine in December, feels great having them gone. 