Can the college courses my son took while in high school be counted as deduction

[senthiln2018]

My son is in High school and He took college level courses from 2 colleges. One college sent me 1098-T form and other college just sent a statement 'Financial activity for tax purpose'. Can I enter both and get the deduction as lifetime education credit?

[DanaB · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can include the education expenses in your tax return to possibly qualify for the Lifetime Education Credit. Please see this FAQ for additional information:

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[Carl]

I would highly recommend you NOT take any education deductions until your son has graduated high school and started college as a full time student. Many of the education credits are limited to four years. So if you qualify for and take the AOTC for example, while he's still a high school student, you may shoot yourself in the foot during his last year of college when you may "NEED" that credit.

[Hal_Al]

You can safely take the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC). There is no limit on how many times you can claim it.

The American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) is limited to being claimed a total of 4 times per student. The AOTC will be more generous, in actual college (worth up to $2500).

Furthermore there are restrictions on using the AOTC for HS students.