Can I claim my education credit

ziongrace1 · ‎June 6, 2019

maglib · ‎June 6, 2019

this is a public forum, we can't see your return so we can not give you advice without more details. TT does walk you through this though when you go through the interview.

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KatrinaB · ‎June 6, 2019

You may be able to claim an education credit if you were a student enrolled at or attending an eligible educational institution and none of the situations below apply.

1.You're claimed as a dependent on another person's tax return, such as your parent's return.

2.Your filing status is married filing separately.

3.You (or your spouse) were a nonresident alien for any part of 2017 and didn't elect to be treated as a resident alien for tax purposes.

4.Your MAGI is the following. a.For the American opportunity credit: $180,000 or more if married filing jointly; or $90,000 or more if single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er) with dependent child. b.For the lifetime learning credit: $132,000 or more if married filing jointly; or $66,000 or more if single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er) with dependent child.

The information above was taken from https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8863

If none of the situations above apply, please click the link below to use the TurboTax Education Credits &

Deductions Calculator to see if you qualify to claim the credit.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/education/