Can we choose which education credit to take if we qualify for both? Turbotax selects the Lifetime Learning over the American Opportunity Credit. I would like to use AOC.

The AOC should give more of a tax break over the LLC in my situation, although TurboTax states that they give the same amount. I confirmed with a family member who is an accountant, so is it possible to switch credits?

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Mar 27, 2025 12:26:31 PM

Yes. If you qualify for both, TurboTax should select the bigger credit, but you can change it to the other credit if you choose to. When you are signed into your account, search for letme (no space) and use the jump to link to be taken to the Education Credit Optimizer.

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Can we choose which education credit to take if we qualify for both? Turbotax selects the Lifetime Learning over the American Opportunity Credit. I would like to use AOC.