No, the cost of the trip is not a qualified education expense and cannot be claimed.
Qualified expenses
for the education tax credits include tuition and required fees for the
enrollment or attendance at an eligible post-secondary educational
institution. To be creditable, the expenses paid during a taxable year
must relate to: (1) an academic period that begins in the same taxable year; or
(2) an academic period that begins in the first three months of the following
taxable year.
The following
expenses do not qualify:
- Room and board.
- Transportation.
- Insurance.
- Medical expenses.
- Student fees unless required
as a condition of enrollment or attendance.
- Same expenses paid with
tax-free educational assistance.
- Same expenses used for any
other tax deduction, credit or educational benefit.
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