Instructions for Form 8863, page 6, line 7 instructions.
You don't qualify for a refundable American Opportunity Credit if:
2. At least one of your parents was alive at the end of 2018.
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You don't qualify for a refundable American opportunity credit if 1 (a, b, or c), 2, and 3 below apply to you. Did you indicate that the student provided over one-half of their support? If so they would qualify.
1. You were:
a. Under age 18 at the end of 2018, or
b. Age 18 at the end of 2018 and your earned income (defined later) was less than one-half of your support (defined later), or
c. Over age 18 and under age 24 at the end of 2018 and a full-time student (defined later) and your earned income (defined later) was less than one-half of your support (defined later).
2. At least one of your parents was alive at the end of 2018.
3. You're not filing a joint return for 2018.
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