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Education: Deductions, Credits, and Answers

There’s no doubt about it, education tax benefits can make a huge difference in your refund. The American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) typically offers the largest tax break. But if you don’t qualify for that, there’s always the Lifetime Learning Cr... read more

I have a Tuition payment on form 1098 from 2024 that was not reported in 2025's return. How do I handle it now?

This is for a university graduate degree course work.

1098-T question please help

Do I have to amend my previous tax returns if box 5 is more than box 1 on the 1098-T for the all years? 3 years?

How do I remove tuition information for Emma?

How do I remove tuition information for a dependent?

Where do I add the educational books required for my class courses that I did not pay directly to my school?

I paid for the books and bought them from Amazon, etc. but they were required for my course

was my daughter considered full time

My daughter finished classes in fall of 2024 but she did not graduate until the Spring of 2025. I believe she still received a partial pell grant for some of 2025. For tax purposes can she be considered full time? I am unsure on the pell grant situat... read more

Is a 2022 Camry hybrid eligible for a deduction/ credit?

Can I claim my son tutoring expenses I paid to Sylvan Learning Center?

if so where do I claim it?

Trying to add a deduction for special education tuition- needs to be a schedule A deduction BUT it says I cant because my spouse and I file separate (not his child)

I cannot figure out how to get this deduction to register with the separate filings.

Will my tuition still be eligible for the tuition credit if it was sent to a collections agency

Educational expense - required laptop but not bought from school

I'm enrolled in a bachelor's degree program which is online and a laptop with sufficient specifications is explicitly listed in the course requirements. I have read multiple articles and documents that suggest a laptop purchased for such an online de... read more

How do I add education-related expenses that I didn't pay directly to the school, but that qualify towards the American Opportunity Credit?

There only seems to be an option for expenses paid to the school, with a note that other expenses would be added later, without actually allowing me to add them at any later point.

I attended an international university overseas, but it is not accredited by the US DOE. How can I file that tuition in my taxes? The amount is close to 15000 USD

1098T loophole for dependent

We will be claiming our 19-year-old son as a dependent on our tax return. He has a 1098T with $4,947 in box 1 and $10,249 as scholarships in box 5. In order to maximize our AOTC on OUR return, I'm assuming he needs to claim some of the amount in box ... read more