How can I find older tax returns over 10 years old? I don't remember if I claimed Hope or American Opportunity credits & I can't get the tax returns online anymore

TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.   After seven years they are gone.   If you could be claimed as a dependent on a parents' return over ten years ago, check with your parents to see if they got the credit on their return.  You can get the AOTC for a total of four times during undergrad college--including the times it may have been used by your parents who claimed you.

What you get

• Tax return or tax account transcript types delivered by mail
• Transcripts that arrive in 5 to 10 calendar days at the address we have on file fo

You may be eligible for Lifetime Learning Credit.

To be eligible for LLC, the student must:

• Be enrolled or taking courses at an eligible educational institution.
• Be taking higher education course or courses to get a degree or other recognized education credential or to get or improve job skills.
• Be enrolled for at least one academic period beginning in the tax year.

Academic Period can be semesters, trimesters, quarters, or any other period of study such as a summer school session. The school determines academic periods. For schools that use clock or credit hours and do not have academic terms, the payment period may be treated as an academic period.