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posted Jan 25, 2025 11:01:25 AM

Can I claim internet access for college expense?

I was a college student that was completely remote.

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Level 15
Jan 25, 2025 11:05:17 AM

To see if a school is eligible to take education credits

 

Enter your school at the link below, to see if it's on the dept. of education list.

https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home

Level 15
Jan 26, 2025 5:51:35 AM

Q. Can I claim internet access for college expense?

A. Probably not.  Internet access probably qualifies as a "required" educational expense, but only if you acquired it specifically for education, and that's unlikely (usually you already had internet access before the education started).

 

But, as @xmasbaby0   pointed out, your bigger issue may be whether the school even qualifies as an "eligible institution" for claiming an education/tuition credit. 

Schools that only offer online courses usually do not qualify.  Online classes taken at schools that also have  classroom instruction usually do count.